The long-lost, first novel by Thomas Bell, author of the masterpiece Out of This Furnace, back-in-print for the first time in over 90 years.The adventures of Brian, the Duke of Malvern, in the mythical land of Illyria. He falls in love with the beautiful widow Eleanor of Luce, the former mistress of his half-brother Francis, who loathes him. Brian and Eleanor embark on a forbidden, passionate romance that threatens the kingdom and their lives.