Anthony Lyveden

by Dornford Yates

"Anthony Lyveden" by Dornford Yates is a novel published in 1921. Anthony Lyveden, a decorated but penniless ex-officer, takes a humbling position as a footman at the Gramarye estate. When the estate's owner descends into madness and grants him power of attorney, Lyveden finds himself thrust into an overwhelming responsibility. The mounting pressures of his new role begin to threaten his own sanity, testing the limits of duty and endurance in post-war England.