Perlycross: a tale of the western hills (1894). By: R. D. Blackmore (Original Classics).: Perlycross: a tale of the western hills

by R.D. Blackmore

Book Overview

Perlycross was Blackmore's penultimate novel, published when he was 69 years old. It recalls his childhood years when his father held the post of curate at Culmstock in Devon in 1835.Blackmore portrays his father in the story as the widowed Rev. Penniloe. The villages in the novel, Perlycombe, Perlycross and Perliton, represent the real villages of Hemyock, Culmstock and Uffculme respectively. Perlycross: a tale of the western hills is a three-volume...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1976045495
• ISBN13: 9781976045493
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.0" x 10.0"