Set in the beautiful Cotswold countryside of England it is a story of wealth and privilege, friendship, love, betrayal and tragedy. Richard Hillman is a shopkeepers son who wins a scholarship to the most exclusive private school in the county. There he meets Sir Rupert Winstanley the son of a very wealthy businessman. They are inseparable until one goes to Oxford and the other to Cambridge University.
Before the Panache: Discover the Origins of Cyrano de Bergerac’s Legendary Spirit
What creates a hero? Is greatness something a person is born with—or something forged through hardship, heartbreak, and determination? In Before the Panache: From Savinien to Cyrano de Bergerac, author Edgard Bronce-Ceray invites readers into the untold story behind one of literature’s most iconic figures. Long before Cyrano became the flamboyant swordsman and poet immortalized…








