The Three Brothers

On a bright May day in Dartmoor, the novel opens in a world where landscape, labor, and family feeling are inseparable. At Trowlesworthy Farm, Milly Luscombe and Rupert Baskerville share a tender conversation shadowed by his father's refusal to allow their marriage, a decision that exposes the Baskervilles' stubborn, work-minded values and the pressure of parental authority. Their hopes are interrupted by the formidable Humphrey Baskerville, whose severity, secrecy, and contempt for romance only deepen the family tension. The story broadens into the Baskerville household and the village of Shaugh Prior, where Vivian Baskerville's seventieth birthday, the family's practical worries, and the reactions to Uncle Humphrey's grudging letter reveal pride, rivalry, and domestic strain. In the inn and churchyard, local life hums with gossip, labor, and tradition: Nathan Baskerville, admired innkeeper and farmer, is mistrusted by Humphrey, while the arrival of a young vicar unsettles older villagers wary of change. Meanwhile, Cora and Ned Baskerville weigh marriage against money, independence, and social ambition, with sensible Timothy Waite offering an unsettling alternative. The novel's moorland setting, vivid rural detail, and sharp family conflicts create a portrait of Devon life alive with wit, suspicion, and competing visions of duty and freedom. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.