The Old English Baron

The Old English Baron was first published in 1777 and is inspired by Horace Walpole's Castle of Otranto. Sir Philip Harclay returns to England after years of fighting abroad to find that his childhood friend, the Earl of Lovel, has died under suspicious circumstances, and his estate has been taken over by the unscrupulous Sir Walter Lovel. Set to uncover the truth behind his friend's death and to restore the estate to the rightful heir, Sir Harclay encounters hidden secrets, wrongful imprisonments, and ghostly apparitions. This is a classic tale filled with romance, mystery, and the supernatural!