The Miller’s Dance

by Winston Graham

Book 9 in the Poldark series.

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The younger Poldarks move closer to the centre of the story as Clowance and Jeremy test love, ambition and independence under the pressure of family expectation. Stephen Carrington’s influence continues to unsettle Nampara, while older loyalties and rivalries remain difficult to escape.

Set in 1812–1813, the novel belongs to the Regency phase of the saga, with the Napoleonic Wars, wartime trade and British social change in the background. Graham connects courtship and family inheritance to a world of ships, mining experiments, engineering ambition and the uncertainty created by long war.

Historical periods

Napoleonic Era War of the Sixth Coalition Georgian & Regency Britain Regency Era Industrial Revolution in Britain Cornwall in the Georgian Era War of 1812 Royal Navy in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars