Richard Carvel
Introduction

***Richard Carvel*** is a historical novel by the American novelist [Winston Churchill](/wiki/Winston_Churchill_%28novelist%29 "Winston Churchill (novelist)"). It was first published in 1899 and was exceptionally successful, selling around two million copies and making the author a rich man. The novel takes the form of the memoirs of an eighteenth\-century gentleman, the Richard Carvel of the title, and runs to eight volumes. It is set partly in [Maryland](/wiki/Province_of_Maryland "Province of Maryland") and partly in [London, England](/wiki/18th_century_London "18th century London"), during the [American revolutionary era](/wiki/American_Revolution "American Revolution")


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