Set in cornwall royal army officer captain ross poldark returns home a scarred and weary soldier from fighting in the american revolutionary war it is a disheartening homecoming his father joshua has recently died his sweetheart elizabeth chynoweth is engaged to his cousin francis poldark and his inheritance the family residence farmland and tin mines lie totally derelict. Ross poldark is the first novel in winston grahams sweeping saga of cornish life in the eighteenth century first published in 1945 the poldark series has enthralled readers ever since returning home from grim experiences in the american revolutionary war ross poldark is reunited with his beloved cornwall and family. Ross poldark a novel of cornwall 1783 1787 poldark 1 hardcover import october 11 1996 by winston graham author visit amazons winston graham page find all the books read about the author and more see search results for this author. Ross poldark published in 1945 tells the story of ross a british man in his twenties from the time he returns from the war in america in 1783 until about four years later its the first of a series of a dozen poldark books that has spawned a couple of bbc miniseries one in 1975 and a remake in 2015 i think its safe to say that ross v 20 was a serious upgrade. Ross poldark a novel of cornwall 1783 1787 item preview remove circle share or embed this item embed embed for wordpresscom hosted blogs and archiveorg item description tags want more advanced embedding details examples and help no favorite