Mrs. Henry Wood 
Verner’s Pride 

A great story full of suspense, mystery, superstition, religion, lies, deceit, crossed love affairs, and the impetuousity of emotions which overwhelm one’s sensibilities when beholding a beautiful but cunningly devious and ambitious woman. Verner’s Pride is an estate that is to be the inheritance of Lionel Verner after the demise of his uncle. But the uncle’s stepsons and a prominent local cunningly devise their own plans to take the inheritance away from Lionel for their own benefit. (Amazon)