Anthony Hope 
A Change of Air (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) 

In this 1893 novel, a young poet, Dale Bannister, suddenly finds himself possessed of fame and fortune.  He moves to the town of Denborough, where he acquires an enemy, Squire Delane, and an equally unwelcome acolyte, Dr. Roberts. 

Sobre el autor

Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins (1863-1933), who published under the name Anthony Hope, was a prolific English novelist and playwright.  His best-known works are the swashbuckling adventures Prisoner of Zenda (1894) and its sequel, Rupert of Hentzau (1898).  Knighted in 1918 for his wartime service with the Ministry of Information, his autobiography Memories and Notes appeared in 1927.