This stages the eighteenth century with the usual stage business and scenery: highwaymen, duelling, gaming; and high society in London, Bath and Sussex (Horace Walpole crosses the stage for a moment). The peg on which the plot hangs is a dramatic moment when Richard Carstares, son of Lord Wyncham, cheats at cards, and his elder brother Jack, heir to the title, takes the blame, quits society and takes to the road. Jack’s easy-going smiling quixotry is almost excessive; but he makes a fascinating hero of romance; and it is a well-filled story which keeps the reader pleased.
SOURCE: The Times Literary Supplement (London, UK), Thursday, September 22, 1921