""The Brookes of Bridlemere"" is a novel written by George John Whyte Melville and published in 1872. The story is set in the English countryside and follows the lives of the Brooke family, who reside in the estate of Bridlemere. The patriarch of the family, Sir Harry Brooke, is a wealthy and respected landowner, but his children are beset by various personal and financial problems. The eldest son, Frank, is a gambler and womanizer who has squandered...