The Land of Bondage

The Land of Bondage is a brilliant romance by English novelist John Bloundelle-Burton set in Virginia during the colonial period. This historical fiction explores the adventures of Lord St. Amande and follows the dominant theme of inheritance and succession. Excerpt from The Land of Bondage «And this was the end of it. To be buried at the public expense! To be buried at the public expense, although a Viscount in the Peerage of Ireland and the heir to a Marquisate in the Peerage of England. The pity of it, the pity that it should come to this!»