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The Black Moon is the fifth of twelve novels in Poldark, a series of historical novels by Winston Graham. After an 18-year hiatus from the Cornwall novels, it was published in 1973. While Ward Lock published the first four novels in the series, publishing house Collins took over the reins with the fifth entry. [1]
The fifth Poldark novel, Black Moon, is set between 1794 and 1795. A total lunar eclipse visible from the UK occurred on 14 February 1794 [18] and is the inspiration for the title. The "black moon" occurs on the day of Valentine Warleggan's birth and he is named after 14 February, Valentine's Day. The ending of the lunar eclipse is erroneously ...
Winston Mawdsley Graham OBE, born Winston Grime (30 June 1908 – 10 July 2003), was an English novelist best known for the Poldark series of historical novels set in Cornwall, though he also wrote numerous other works, including contemporary thrillers, period novels, short stories, non-fiction and plays. [2]
The first series was based on the first two Poldark novels by Graham. [1] It is the second screen adaptation of Graham's novels, following a television series broadcast by BBC One between 1975 and 1977. [2] During the course of the programme, 43 episodes of Poldark aired over five series, between 8 March 2015 and 26 August 2019.
Poldark is a British historical drama television series created and written by Debbie Horsfield [1] [2] and based on the novel series of the same name by Winston Graham.It aired on BBC One for five series from 8 March 2015 – 26 August 2019, adapting the first seven of the twelve novels in the series, [3] which were previously adapted by the 1975–1977 BBC television series. [4]
The Four Swans is the sixth of twelve novels in Poldark, a series of historical novels by Winston Graham. It was published in 1976, thirty-one years after the first novel in the series. [1] George Warleggan and Ross Poldark are both elected to Parliament. A child is born to Morwenna. Sam Carne falls in love.
After writing the first four Poldark Novels, there followed a fairly long hiatus until "The Black Moon", the fifth in the series. Winston Graham states in the introduction to this book that he put aside the Poldarks as the technique of suspense interested him more. The Tumbled House was written during this time.
Book One covers May through September 1792 in seven chapters. The main incident in Book One is the tragic death of Francis Poldark. France is at war with Austria and this is of considerable interest to the novel's characters, both because they wonder whether France will eventually be at war with England and also because metal needed for munitions in wars might be good for the price of the tin ...