Diana Tempest, Volume I

"Diana Tempest, Volume I" by Mary Cholmondeley is a 19th-century novel centered around Colonel Tempest and his son, Archie, as they travel to visit the Colonel's ailing brother in their ancestral home of Overleigh. The Colonel finds himself wrestling with bittersweet recollections of his dead wife, a time filled with both elation and sorrow, that ultimately led to a painful estrangement from his brother. This opening segment highlights the weight of regret, the difficult realities of familial duty, and the enduring impact of love lost as the story sets the stage for a narrative steeped in the complexities of memory, abandonment, and the entangled bonds of family.