Tristram of Blent — Anthony Hope

For centuries, the British aristocracy hinged on an labyrinthine tangle of inheritance laws, many of which were contradictory and seemingly illogical. In this page-turner from Anthony Hope, young Harry Tristram is forced to grapple with this complicated code when he discovers a shocking secret about his own lineage -- and the disastrous impact that the truth might have on his social standing and financial well-being.