The Heritage

Lord Darracott has lived for years in seclusion on his estate, surrounded by a few family members to bully is his favorite pastime. Then die two of his heir and successor jumps thus inevitably to his grandson, whom he does not even know, since his second son was exiled to a unstandesgemässen marriage from home.
Hugh, said new legacy and the rest of Familienmitglider be invited. When the old man already has no choice in the selection of his successor, so he wants him at least still straighten something. It so happens that Major Hugo Darracott finds himself in a circle of a new family that has not taken him into their hearts and apparently is of the opinion that "the weaver's son" nothing but a large uneducated dolt is. And Anthea discovers with horror that her grandfather is planning to marry her to Hugo. But the Major's really the Dorftrampel, for all hold it?

Georgette Heyer wrote countless Regency romance novels, which have their solid readership today. The Grand Dame of the romantic novel, however, has in my opinion, better and worse works among their creations. "The Unknown Ajax" I find it very successful, even though the emphasis on the love story is not quite as much as in many other of her books. Instead, we get insight into the life of the English smugglers south-west coast and a fun introduction to the Yorkshire dialect. And of course there are, as always with Heyer also a large number of extremely well-drawn secondary characters of the two feuding valets to cousin Claud, the Dandy. But the love story I find beautiful and the hero and heroine are almost equal.
If you like other Heyer, is this probably also like. For me he is one of my 10 favorite books Heyer.