Richard Carvel is a historical novel by the American novelist Winston Churchill presented
interestingly in the form of memoirs of an eighteenth-century stubborn and quick-tempered young
man Richard Carvel. He grew up with his grandfather a wealthy man from Maryland and faithful
to King George. But Richard's sympathies are with the people of the colonies who are unhappy
about England's behavior towards them. It is set partly in Maryland and partly in London
England during the American revolutionary era. First published in 1899 this eight-volume novel
was a great hit immediately and sold around two million copies. Churchill used beautiful and
easy-to-read language throughout. It's an entertaining novel filled with family feuds romantic
interests abduction pirates the elevated lifestyle in London and influential historical
characters both British and American like the first president of the U.S.A George Washington
and Whig politician Horace Walpole. The characters are lifelike they have their fair share of
flaws but show excellent character development till the end.
