The Lonely Road

UK Publisher: Sampson Low, Marston and Co. Ltd. (London). First published 1938

In The Lonely Road Mr Jeffery Farnol tells a stirring tale of pursuit and escape in the troubled times following the breakdown of the Jacobite rising of 1715. Jason Wayne flying from the redcoats, seeks refuge among the woodlands and valleys of his native Sussex. There he enlists the help of Romany folk, of rustic smugglers and of highwaymen. Above all, love comes to his rescue and shares his perils. At last, when all seems lost, he finds peace and content.

In The Lonely Road, a number of familiar faces appear, the most welcome being that of George Potter, that guileless Sussex smuggler from Sir John Dering. The Lonely Road is in the true Farnol tradition. It has swift action, colour and romance, flashes of shrewd observation and vivid sketches of rustic character. From start to finish it swims along bravely.