1. Ross Poldark
Ross Poldark returns to Cornwall after fighting in the American Revolutionary War and finds that his old life has moved on without him. His father is dead, Nampara is neglected, Elizabeth Chynoweth is promised to his cousin Francis, and the local mining economy offers more risk…
2. Demelza
Demelza Carne, once rescued from poverty by Ross Poldark, is now trying to live as his wife in a household and class world that never fully accepts her. Her marriage, motherhood and social position are tested by illness, debt, mining uncertainty and the pride of families…
3. Jeremy Poldark
Ross Poldark faces trial at the Bodmin Assizes after being accused over the wrecking and plundering of ships on the Cornish coast. Demelza tries to protect him, but their enemies understand that law, influence and public reputation can be used as weapons as effectively as money.…
4. Warleggan
Ross risks his family’s security in a speculative mining venture while his feud with George Warleggan hardens into a struggle over credit, land, marriage and public status. The old emotional triangle between Ross, Demelza and Elizabeth also returns with consequences that alter both households. Set in…
5. The Black Moon
The birth of Valentine Warleggan deepens the hostility between the Poldark and Warleggan families, while Morwenna Chynoweth and Drake Carne are drawn into a love that exposes the brutality of social rank. Ross’s household remains outwardly established but privately threatened by old choices and new resentments.…
6. The Four Swans
Ross appears more secure after his wartime service, but the women around him face separate crises of marriage, desire, captivity and reputation. Demelza, Elizabeth, Caroline and Morwenna each become a different measure of how Georgian society confines women while pretending to protect them. Set from 1795…
7. The Angry Tide
Ross divides his life between Cornwall and Westminster after becoming Member of Parliament for Truro, but public duty gives him no escape from private damage. His marriage to Demelza remains strained, George Warleggan’s hostility continues, and Morwenna and Drake’s story shows the continuing violence of class…
8. The Stranger from the Sea
After a long gap in the chronology, the Poldark family is settled but not insulated from danger. Ross is expected back from a mission connected with Wellington’s army in Portugal, while Jeremy’s rescue of Stephen Carrington introduces an outsider whose presence unsettles the younger generation. Set…
9. The Miller’s Dance
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…
10. The Loving Cup
A stolen silver cup links the Poldark and Warleggan families to old crimes, private shame and renewed danger. Jeremy and Clowance’s generation now carries much of the emotional weight, while Ross, Demelza and George remain bound by the consequences of earlier decisions. Covering 1813–1815, the novel…
11. The Twisted Sword
Ross is drawn to Paris as an observer during Napoleon’s return from Elba, and the Poldark family is pulled into the uncertainty of the Hundred Days. Private hopes are exposed to a European crisis that moves faster than anyone can control. Set in 1815, the novel…
12. Bella Poldark
The final Poldark novel follows Bella, Ross and Demelza’s youngest daughter, as her musical talent opens possibilities beyond the older Cornish world of mines, estates and family rivalries. The book also brings long-running family tensions, ambitions and attachments toward a late resolution. Set from 1818 to…