Zacky Martin is hired to manage the company. The shareholders in the company with the exception of Ross are anonymous because they don't want to attract negative attention from the Warlegann family. This leads to an ambitious plan where with a dozen local businessmen, Ross starts a copper smelting company called the Carnmore Copper Company.

Harry Blewett, owner of a copper mine in distress, approaches Ross and asks for help with the growing problem of copper smelters colluding to offer low prices for copper ore.

Ross also rents Dwight a house called 'The Gatehouse' near the Mellin cluster of cottages. Hearing this, Ross hires him to work in the role of mine surgeon. He is interested in learning more about lung disease. He is a veteran of the American wars who has been studying medicine in London.

Dwight Enys, who becomes a major character, is first introduced as attending the christening for the gentry.

She is particularly upset by believing that she compares unfavorably to Elizabeth Poldark. Demelza is in despair and concludes that the day is a 'black failure' for her. He attacks the mode of dress of several of the female guests as being provocative. Demelza's father is invited to the second party but instead attends the party for the local gentry.

Demelza decides to hold two christening parties for Julia one for the local gentry and one for the local common folk.We've knocked her face about a small bit, but her's as lusty as a little nebby colt.' Prudie reports, 'We've done it! Tes a gurl. Choake to force him to attend the childbirth during a severe storm. Demelza gives birth to a baby, Julia, in the opening pages of the novel.Francis and Elizabeth Poldark become estranged from Ross and Demelza because Francis is angry at the role played by Demelza in facilitating the elopement of his sister, Verity.ĭwight Enys, who becomes a major character over time, is introduced for the first time in Demelza.īook One covers May to November 1788 in fifteen chapters. His long-simmering enmity with George Warleggan flares up. Ross has been forced to close a copper smelting company he started. Additionally, as the novel closes, Ross's finances are in poor shape and he and Demelza have had to sell off a number of important family and farm items, including livestock. While the first novel ends on a note of triumph for Demelza, the second novel in the series closes with the tragic death of Demelza's first child. It opens in May 1788, six months after the final events depicted in Ross Poldark. It was published in 1946.ĭemelza continues the story of Ross Poldark and his wife, Demelza. Jeremy Poldark (Novel) Demelza is the second of twelve novels in Poldark, a series of historical novels by Winston Graham.

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