DAVID HOLMAN - The Royal George of Arcady

London England, Rex Collings, 1979. First Edition, Binding: Cloth, Very Good/Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0086036075 Hardback Oliver Cromwell, the Lord Protector, is dying: his natural successor is his son Richard, but Richard has little taste for power and government and would prefer to remain a country gentleman. Men powerful in government and the army are divided, some favouring one course of action, some another. One group, fanatical Puritans, plans to seize the person of Oliver's grandson and to use him as a puppet. To defeat this the boy 'young' Oliver is sent to the West Country to the estate of Arcady, where he is to be guarded against kidnappers. The royalists too await the death of Cromwell for then they see the time will have come for the restoration of the monarchy. Charles II waits on the other side of the channel whilst his agents plot and plan. Cavalier and Roundhead are both participators in this exciting story of seventeenth century England - a story that ends with the king's restoration and the reunion of Oliver with his father. Tiny pen dot to inside cover. Couple of slight scratches to D/J. Slight wear to corners of D/J.