Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite

Sir Harry Hotspur¿s only son and heir dies young which means that the title goes to a cousin, George Hotspur. Sir Harry wants the ancestral property to go to his daughter, Emily, and hopes that a future husband will adopt the family name.
George is a charmer but also a spendthrift and a gambler. He sets out to win Emily in order to save himself from bankruptcy ¿ and succeeds, despite Emily knowing he is really unworthy. She is convinced she can save him but has also promised she will not marry without her father¿s consent ¿ which of course Sir Harry refuses to give.
The book follows their story. (Summary by Simon Evers)