RomanceLarge Print EditionA reliable Cookson production. Kirkus ReviewsA wealthy tradesmans attempt to climb beyond his station in life reaps tragic consequences for his family when Samuel Fairbrother decides that his new wealth deserve a more imposing residence. His new thirty-four-room mansion cannot buy him the gentlemanly status he craves, and a clash of wills ensues between the master of the house and Maitland, the butler. The Upstart is a glowing example of Cooksons ability to capture the conflict of class in the society of late 19th-century England.
