Sir John Dering: A Romantic Comedy

Sir John Dering is a man with problems. He's killed a man in a duel, and now the dead man's lover has returned as a vengeful spirit to haunt him. His reputation is in ruins, his conscience is shredding him, and his only ally is his weary friend Hector, who keeps urging him to face the music. Then Lady Herminia Lorrington walks into his life, and everything shifts. She's sharp, she's unpredictable, and she's entangled in her own web of secrets and suitors. As Sir John navigates old Sussex, where gossip travels faster than horses, he must chase both redemption and romance before the ghost catches up with him. Jeffery Farnol's 1923 novel is a gleeful mashup of gothic thriller, romantic comedy, and adventure story, told with the kind of wry wit and period charm that made him one of Britain's bestselling authors. It's for anyone who wants a book that can make them laugh, lean in, and feel pleasantly transported.