num_pages: 695
description: This bestselling novel set in the ruthless world of Victorian commerce follows the fortunes of Adam Swann, a scion of an Army family and veteran of campaigns in the Crimea and in India, in his quest to found his own financial dynasty. His struggle to succeed and his conquest of Henrietta, the spirited daughter of a rich manufacturer, drive a richly woven tale that takes the reader from the dusty plains of India to the teeming slums of nineteenth-century London, from the chaos of the great industrial cities to the age of the peaceful certainties of the English countryside.Filled with epic scenes and memorable characters, God is an Englishman triumphs in its portrayal of human strength and weakness, and in its revelations of the power of love.
language: English
title: God Is an Englishman
titlecomplete: God Is an Englishman (Swann Saga, #1)
genres: Historical, Classics, Drama, Victorian, 19th Century, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Romance, Unfinished, British Literature
ratings_count: 3104
series: The Swann Saga
publisher: Carroll & Graf