Richard Carvel Complete

Richard Carvel explores the personal and political upheavals of colonial Maryland through the eyes of its protagonist, who reflects on a privileged but complicated upbringing. Rooted in the affections of his grandfather, a prominent loyalist, and challenged by the shadow of an ambitious uncle, the early chapters focus on memory, inheritance, and the tension between individual desire and family expectation. The narrative captures the atmosphere of a society on the edge of revolution, where t...