Rutshire Chronicles
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The Rutshire Chronicles is the name given to a series of romantic novels by Jilly Cooper
. The stories tell tales of mainly British upper-class families, as well as the show-jumping and polo crowd, in numerous different sexually charged scenarios, often laced with adultery
, illegitimate children, scandal
, and sometimes, even death. They are linked by several recurring characters, chiefly Rupert Campbell-Black
, and are set in the fictional English
county
of Rutshire, not be confused with the real English county of Rutland
.
Some of these characters, namely Rupert Campbell-Black and numerous characters associated with him, also occur in Cooper's novel Pandora, although it is not part of the series. The Campbell-Blacks, Lloyd-Foxes, France-Lynches and other families from the Rutshire Chronicles also appear in Wicked! The tales are set in chronological order; however, they are perfectly readable as 'stand-alone' novels.
Pandora and Wicked, also by Cooper, are not part of the series although follow a similar sort of structure and can be combined with the series in that they are based in the same area. Rupert Campbell-Black is no longer a main character although can be noted for numerous cameo appearances.
Jilly Cooper
Jilly Cooper OBE is an English author. She started her career as a journalist and wrote numerous works of non-fiction before writing several romance novels, the first of which appeared in 1975. She is most famous for writing the Rutshire Chronicles.-Early life:Jilly Sallitt was born in Hornchurch,...
. The stories tell tales of mainly British upper-class families, as well as the show-jumping and polo crowd, in numerous different sexually charged scenarios, often laced with adultery
Adultery
Adultery is sexual infidelity to one's spouse, and is a form of extramarital sex. It originally referred only to sex between a woman who was married and a person other than her spouse. Even in cases of separation from one's spouse, an extramarital affair is still considered adultery.Adultery is...
, illegitimate children, scandal
Scandal
A scandal is a widely publicized allegation or set of allegations that damages the reputation of an institution, individual or creed...
, and sometimes, even death. They are linked by several recurring characters, chiefly Rupert Campbell-Black
Rupert Campbell-Black
Rupert Edward Algernon Campbell-Black is a fictional character in the Rutshire Chronicles series of romance novels written by Jilly Cooper. Campbell-Black's first appearance is in the novel Riders, which follows the lives and loves of a group of horse riders and show-jumpers...
, and are set in the fictional English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county
County
A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...
of Rutshire, not be confused with the real English county of Rutland
Rutland
Rutland is a landlocked county in central England, bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire and southeast by Peterborough and Northamptonshire....
.
Some of these characters, namely Rupert Campbell-Black and numerous characters associated with him, also occur in Cooper's novel Pandora, although it is not part of the series. The Campbell-Blacks, Lloyd-Foxes, France-Lynches and other families from the Rutshire Chronicles also appear in Wicked! The tales are set in chronological order; however, they are perfectly readable as 'stand-alone' novels.
Pandora and Wicked, also by Cooper, are not part of the series although follow a similar sort of structure and can be combined with the series in that they are based in the same area. Rupert Campbell-Black is no longer a main character although can be noted for numerous cameo appearances.
The Rutshire Chronicles
- 1. RidersRiders (novel)Riders is an international best-selling novel, written by the English author, Jilly Cooper. It is the first of a series of romance novels known as the Rutshire Chronicles, which are set in the fictional English county of Rutshire. The story focuses on the lives of a group of top show jumping...
(1986) - 2. RivalsRivals (novel)Rivals is a novel by the English author Jilly Cooper. It is the second of the Rutshire Chronicles, a series of books set in the fictional English county of Rutshire....
(1988; also known as Players) - 3. Polo (1991)
- 4. The Man Who Made Husbands JealousThe Man Who Made Husbands JealousThe Man Who Made Husbands Jealous is a novel written by Jilly Cooper as part of the Rutshire Chronicles, about a womanizer who gets embroiled in a scheme to punish wayward husbands....
(1993) - 5. Appassionata (1996)
- 6. Score! (1999)
- 7. Pandora (2002)
- 8. Wicked! (2006)
- 9. Jump! (2010)
Main/Recurring Characters
- Rupert Campbell-BlackRupert Campbell-BlackRupert Edward Algernon Campbell-Black is a fictional character in the Rutshire Chronicles series of romance novels written by Jilly Cooper. Campbell-Black's first appearance is in the novel Riders, which follows the lives and loves of a group of horse riders and show-jumpers...
- Billy Lloyd-Foxe
- Declan O'Hara
- Ricky France-Lynch
- Dino Ferranti
- Marcus and Tabitha Campbell-Black
- Agatha 'Taggie' Campbell-Black, née O'Hara
- Cameron Cook
- Lysander Hawkley
- Flora Seymour
- Roberto Rannaldini
- Dame Hermoine