Hugh A Hero without a Novel Author:David Lawrence From an old family trunk comes a manuscript which never saw the light of day. Its pages tell of a young man awakening to himself, his sexuality, and his world, in this love letter to the era of Tom Jones . — The slightly spoiled, slightly poetical, slightly absurd son of an ambitious baronet, Hugh Entwistle possesses the wealth and connections to... more » make him a success in Georgian England. But before pursuing a sinecure in the military, he will spend the summer of 1768 at his country estate -- far from the turmoil in London this politically volatile year.
Only to discover a deeper, more profound turmoil within himself when he encounters the rebellious, and beautiful, son of the parish parson.
So begins the hilarious and heart-breaking collapse of a well-ordered world. Hugh paints a sprawling canvas of 18th century England -- a world of wig powder and heeled slippers, of connivers and blackmailers, in which the search for Liberty will require Hugh to redefine the rules of the game.« less