The Bastard is a novel written by John Jakes. Released in 1974, it is the first novel in Jakes' Kent Family Chronicles series and tells of an English duke's illegitimate son being sent to America and becoming involved in the Revolutionary War.
Characters[]
- Philip Kent (or Philippe Charboneau) - the illegitimate son of an English duke
- James Amberly, 6th Duke of Kent - Philip's father
- Roger Amberly - Philip's half-brother
- Marie Charboneau - Philip's mother
- Benjamin Edes - editor of the Boston Gazette
- Abraham Ware - a contributor to the Boston Gazette
- Henry Knox
- George Lumden - a British sergeant
- Daisy O'Brian - the Ware family's cook
- Alicia Parkhurst - Philip's fiance
- Paul Revere
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Publisher's summary[]
One man’s quest for his destiny leads him to the New World and into the heart of the American Revolution.
Meet Phillipe Charboneau: the illegitimate son and unrecognized heir of the Duke of Kentland. Upon the Duke’s death, Phillipe is denied his birthright and left to build a life of his own. Seeking all that the New World promises, he leaves London for America, shedding his past and preparing for the future by changing his name to Philip Kent. He arrives at the brink of the American Revolution, which tests his allegiances in ways he never imagined. The first volume of John Jakes’s wildly successful and highly addictive Kent Family Chronicles, The Bastard is a triumph of historical fiction.
See also[]
| Title | Author | Release date | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burr | Gore Vidal | 1973 | A novel with a vaguely similar plot |
| Unconquered | Neil H. Swanson | 1947 | A novel with a vaguely similar plot |
| Blackrobe | Robert E. Wall | 1981 | A novel with a vaguely similar plot |
| Mason & Dixon | Thomas Pynchon | 1997 | A novel with a vaguely similar setting |
Sources[]
- Wikipedia
- Goodreads