In the stolid market town of Pentworth, one household refuses to bow to respectability. A photographer with a poet’s soul, dressed in velvet rather than black, fills a rambling red-brick house with laughter, games of make-believe, and Sunday picnics — while his serene, golden-haired wife holds their fragile finances together with quiet miracles.When a creditor’s vile insult is answered with fists, and a reckless bicycle ride ends beneath the wheels of the town’s first motor-car, th...

George Warwick Deeping was born on the 28th May 1877 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England.He was born into a family of physicians, and studied medicine and science at Trinity College, Cambridge. He practised briefly as a country doctor before abandoning medicine to pursue a full-time writing career.However, during the slaughter and casualties of the First World War, he returned to medical duty, serving in the Royal Army Medical Corps.Initially a writer of historical r...

When Barbara Irene Brown, age 26, arrives at Julie Lord's English Library and Tea Room in the Italian town of Tindaro, she finds a disparate group of English exiles living there. Romance and complications ensue.

English author Warwick Deeping's 1928 novel 'Old Pybus' centers around a London bookshop proprietor and his relationship with his sons. He is estranged from them as they refused to enlist in World War I. Many years later, now a hotelier, he meets a young book-lover who stops into his inn. Unknow to him, it is his grandson.

Isabella came to Caroline Terrace, that select row of genteel houses perched high on the cliffs of South End, in the palmy days of the Victorian era. But Isabella did not enjoy the pleasures of the seaside, or the comfort of her home, for she was merely a governess to Mrs. Pankridge’s two insufferable children, engaged at twenty pounds a year. And Isabella was also the daughter of a man hanged for murder, a fact which incurred her instant dismissal when the truth became known to Mrs. Pankr...

Kitty is the story of a personality conflict between the wife of war-injured soldier and his wealthy, domineering, class-conscious mother. Mrs Clara St. George is an icy widow of London, a woman of affairs used to getting her own way. Displays of emotion are both foreign and repugnant to her. Alex, her only son, home from leave and soon to face the war in the trenches, feels scared and alone. In contrast, Mrs Sarah Greenwood, a doctor's widow who keeps a tobacco shop near Piccadilly, is a ...

The House of Adventure is Warwick Deeping's tale of a World War I soldier and his life after the war in a small French village. One of Deeping's best novels.

When Denise of the Hermitage went down to draw water at the spring at the edge of the beech wood, she saw the light of a fire flashing out through the blue gloom of the April dusk. It was far away—that fire, almost on the horizon, a knot of tawny colour seen between the dark slopes of two high hills. Yet though it was so far away Denise could see the long flames moving, sometimes shooting upwards, or bending and sweeping towards the ground. Denise stood and watched these flames that waved ...

There was a light in Stonehanger House. It had flashed out suddenly in one of the side windows, as though the black house had raised an eyelid and looked out on the world with a sinister, yellow eye. The light disappeared from the window, and left the eastern side of the house a mere dark surface. At the same moment a gust of wind came over the hill from the sea. The stunted trees shook their fists at the house, cursing it and bidding it beware. Then a door opened, and the light came out i...

It is the last quarter of the eighteenth century a young woman discovers the body of her murdered father. In her grief, she tries to make sense of why this sweet man, beloved by all, was struck down. Unlike her mother, she is unable to put the incident behind her, and return to society. Her lack of interest in romance, the theatre and parties convinces her mother and a family friend that Barbara is sinking into madness. Barbara is determined to uncover her father's murderer at any cost. Co...

Uther and Igraine by Warwick Deeping is a richly imagined work of historical fiction inspired by the enduring legends of early Britain. Blending romance, political intrigue, and heroic adventure, the novel reinterprets the legendary figures whose lives shaped one of the most celebrated cycles of medieval tradition. Against a backdrop of rival kingdoms, shifting loyalties, and the struggle for power, the story explores the complex relationship between Uther and Igraine. Their lives become e...

"Mad Barbara" is a novel that delves into themes of love, madness, and societal expectations. The story revolves around the character of Barbara, who is depicted as a complex and troubled individual.The plot follows Barbara's experiences and struggles as she navigates her relationships and personal challenges. Her mental health and emotional state play a central role in the narrative, exploring how these aspects affect her interactions and the perceptions of those around her.