This was the first Regency romance that I’ve ever read by Heyer. Then there is the house itself which has been allowed to fall apart around them. All of cousins have suffered from their grandfather’s treatment. Then there are Hugo’s cousins some of which are OK, others of which are ridiculous. Of course, there is the patriarch who is distinctly unpleasant. As the story progresses we observe Hugo learning more and more about his new family. The reader notices Hugo goes from speaking proper English to speaking some form of cockney. Lord Darracott and the rest of the family expect Hugo to be a savage practically. Rather than his heir being Matthew Darracott, Lord Darracott must acknowledge Hugo who is Granville’s son with the daughter of a weaver. What makes him more unpleasant is that his oldest son Granville is dead.
Then the point of view switches briefly to the new servant Charles from whose perspective we learn that Lord Darracott is an extremely unpleasant man.
The Unknown Ajax begins with Lord Darracott reaming out his daughter-in-law over dinner for her prattle.
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