The Pride of Jennico Being A Memoir of Captain Basil Jennico

The Pride of Jennico is a book written by Agnes Castle, published in 1906. It is a historical romance novel set in the 18th century, and tells the story of Captain Basil Jennico, a dashing and charismatic naval officer who is also a bit of a rogue. The book is presented as a memoir, written by a friend of Captain Jennico's, and covers his adventures both at sea and on land.The story begins with Captain Jennico returning to England after a successful mission in the West Indies. He is immediately caught up in a scandal involving a beautiful and mysterious woman named Madame de Mersch, who he meets at a party. Despite warnings from his friends, Captain Jennico becomes infatuated with Madame de Mersch and begins a passionate affair with her.As the story progresses, Captain Jennico becomes embroiled in a number of other adventures, including a duel with a rival officer, a daring escape from a French prison, and a dangerous mission to rescue a kidnapped heiress. Throughout it all, he remains charming and confident, but also vulnerable and deeply human.The Pride of Jennico is a well-written and engaging novel that captures the spirit of the 18th century. It is a tale of adventure, romance, and intrigue, and will appeal to anyone who enjoys historical fiction or romance novels.1899. From the notable literary couple of Egerton Castle and his wife, Agnes (Sweetman) Castle, who was a sister of the novelist Francis Blundell comes the first of their popular, stylish historical romances, The Pride of Jennico. The novel relays the story of an English aristocrat who inherits a princedom in Moravia. The story begins: As the wind rattles the casements with impotent clutch, howls down the stair-turret with the voice of a despairing soul, creeps in long irregular waves between the tapestries and the granite walls of my chamber and wantons with the flames of logs and candles; knowing, as I do, that outside the snow is driven relentlessly by the gale, and that I can hope for no relief from the company of my wretched self, -for they who have learnt the temper of these wild mountain winds tell me the storm must last at least three days more in its fury, -I have bethought to me, to keep from going melancholy crazed altogether, to set me some regular task to do. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original wor