Good reading selections from the OP! Thanks! I've read the Making of Poldark, as well as all the Winston Graham novels. To those of you disappointed by Stranger from the Sea's ending, do keep reading. While there will be some sad bits in the later books, it's still worth it to see how everything turns out. I'll never forget the series, which prompted my reading of the engaging novels. These characters continue to haunt me, some thirty years since I bought the first six novels. That's a rare achievement! I most often read British classic literature after spending years studying Brit lit in grad school, then spending many more years teaching about my favorite subjects. When I was in college, my favorite professor, who was also a family friend, talked to me about closet books, the ones we keep as hidden pleasures. The Poldark series served that purpose for me. I've probably read these books just as often as the works of Anita Brookner, about whom I wrote my dissertation. I never tire of them. Graham's work also inspired me to write my own historical fiction.
If you love these books as much as I do, I encourage you to purchase them from the UK. I was fortunate enough to buy most of the later novels on various trips to the UK, including a prized first edition of The Loving Cup. I ordered Bella Poldark from Amazon.UK. It's really easy and relatively cheap, and the books arrive quickly.
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