Poldark

Set in Cornwall in the late 18th century, Ross Poldark returns from war to find that the girl he intends to marry is engaged to his cousin.  Book 1 of series.

Demelza Carne, the impoverished miner's daughter Ross Poldark rescued from a fairground rabble, is now his wife. But the events of these turbulent years test their marriage and their love. Demelza's efforts to adapt to the ways of the gentry - and her husband - bring her confusion and heartache, despite her joy in the birth of their first child. Ross begins a bitter struggle for the rights of the mining communities - and sows the seed of an enduring enmity with powerful George Warleggan.  Book 2 of series.

Ross Poldark faces charges of having plundered two ships wrecked on the beach below his house. If charged, the sentence will be death.  Book 3 in series.

Ross Poldark's speculative mining venture threatens his family's financial security and his turbulent marriage.  Book 4 of series.

The birth of a son to Elizabeth and George Warleggan serves only to accentuate the rift between the Poldark and Warleggan families.  Book 5 of series

Ross Poldark is now the MP for Truro, but his old feud with George Warleggan still continues.  Book 7 of series.

Whilst Ross Poldark is in Portugal, Jeremy rescues a stranger, Stephen Carrington, whose arrival changes all their lives.  Book 8 of series.

1812: Ross and Demelza receive some surprising and worrying news. Clowance, newly returned from London, finds that her association with Stephen Carrington brings both happiness and heartache.  Book 9 of series.

In 1813 lying half-forgotten in a dank cave, a silver cup still haunts the lives of the Poldark and Warleggan families.  Book 10 of series.

The Poldark household is disrupted when Ross has to accept a summons and travel to Paris with his family as an 'observer' of the French army.  Book  11 of series

The ongoing feud between Ross Poldark and George Warleggan continues through to the younger generation in this.  Book 12 of series