A French prisoner of war escapes an Edinburgh castle during the Napoleonic Wars and flees across Britain in disguise, chasing an inheritance and a sweetheart while a relentless pursuer closes in.
Books that mention St. Ives (1)
Light, Wind and Dreams by Atsushi Nakajima: “I have begun a new work in my illness and dictate it to Belle: the experiences of a French nobleman held prisoner in England. His name is Anne de Saint-Yves, which in English I think of calling St. Ives. [auto-translated]”