Heir of Redclyffe, The by YONGE, Charlotte Mary

The Heir of Redclyffe (1853) was the first of Charlotte M. Yonges bestselling romantic novels. Its religious tone derives from the High Church background of her family and from her friendship with a leading figure in the Oxford Movement, John Keble, who closely supervised the writing of the book. The germ of its plot was suggested by her friend Marianne Dyson. (Summary from Wikipedia)