Baroness Orczy 
Lord Tony’s Wife 

The year is 1789 and Pierre Adet, a young French peasant, is incensed at the unfair treatment of the local peasantry, who are no better off than slaves to the local aristocrat. Pierre leads a mob against the Duc against the advice of his father. Before the mob have had the chance to storm the Chateau, they come across the Duc’s young daughter Yvonne returning home and attack her carriage. Determined that someone must pay for the incident, the Duc ensures that Pierre’s father is hanged for his son’s crime. By the time Pierre finds out it is too late and he is driven to seek revenge against the Duc and his daughter.