The Birthright

This one is a bit of a swashbuckler, with a cruel plot of property theft against a simple Cornish gentleman, which ends up throwing him into the hands of Cornish smugglers. Now, the smugglers are all for “join or die,” and they have few scruples about keeping him safe. But he's quite ready to do what he can to find the legendary treasure the smugglers want to find and to

The story is written in the style of a memoir, so sometimes he philosophizes or doubles back on his narrative, which can drag the story back just a bit. Overall, his unusual strength kept putting me in mind of John Ridd from Lorna Doone, and the character and smugglers made me think of Jeffery Farnol's seafaring characters. An interesting combination and an entertaining book.

Content:
Swears
A “white witch”...though he makes a sort of friend of her, he doesn't go to her for witchcraft and doesn't take part in the couple of scenes where she does her stuff.