Dariel: A Romance of Surrey

by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore

"Dariel: A Romance of Surrey" by R. D. Blackmore is a novel published in 1897. When English farmer George Cranleigh encounters a mysterious beauty in a ruined chapel, he falls for Dariel, daughter of a Caucasian prince seeking refuge in Surrey. As her father returns home to civilize his mountain tribe, George follows his beloved into the dangerous Caucasus, where a blood feud with a vengeful queen threatens their lives and future together in this adventure across continents.