| Author: | Nat Gould |
| Publisher: | The Modern Publishing Company, London [193?] |
| Pages: | 254 |
| 1st Published: | 1900 |
| Dust Jacket by: | G.P. Micklewright |
| No.: | 646 |
| Synopsis: |
Pat Royston, daughter of a rich Australian squatter and a deceased English mother, has been educated in
England by Helen Woodruff, an old friend of her mother. On holiday at Bettws-y-coed in Wales, they meet an
angler Arthur Dunbar, who owns an estate near Scarborough called Glen Royal, and a racing stable at
Middleham. Recently his horses have had little success, and Arthur now needs "a dead certainty" with his
best horse Whirlwind to recoup his losses. Arthur has fallen in love with Pat, but has made enemies of
Maud Bexley and her villainous brother Hector, who are determined to thwart Arthur's romantic aspirations.
Pat's father, the unscrupulous Henry Royston, arrives in England. Prevented in carrying out his plans by
Arthur, he plots revenge, aided by the Bexleys. The events centre on the outcome of a dramatic race at
Chester. A good story, with several unexpected twists, grippingly told. The characters are well rounded, and the scenes - especially the dramatic episodes at Bettws and Chester - are very convincing. A really good read! (TA) (Source) |
| Notes: | First published by Routledge. Issued by Modern Publishing under two numbers: 646 and 704. No. 646 is shown. A Dead Certainty was made into a film in 1920. |