The Inquisitor

Hugh Seymour Walpole (1884–1941) was an English novelist with a prolific output of fiction ranging from horror to social comedy. His literary reputation was established with a series of novels including 'The Dark Forest' (1916), 'The Secret City' (1919), and particularly 'The Herries Chronicle,' a family saga set in the Lake District, which gained him a significant readership. 'The Inquisitor' is ...