The Broad Highway

Peter Vibart was the favorite nephew of his uncle so he was unpleasantly surprised when he heard the uncle's will. It stated that the sum of five hundred thousand pounds shall be paid to either Maurice or Peter Vibart, if either of them marries Lady Sophia Sefton of Cambourne, within one year. Peter never met his cousin Maurice and didn't know what Maurice did to deserve a chance to get the money he felt he deserved. Reluctant to comply with uncle's will Peter hits the road and goes on an incredible journey full of adventures where he will cross paths with Maurice, find out about the Lady Sophia's secret and discover the true nature behind the uncle's will.

Jeffery Farnol (1878-1952) was a British writer known for writing romance novels, often set in the Georgian Era or English Regency period, and swashbucklers. Farnol largely initiated the Regency romantic genre.