Rogue Herries is the first of four volumes that make up the Herries Chronicle and was published in 1933, with the succeeding titles (Judith Parris, The Fortress and Vanessa) charting the Herries family up until the 20th Century.
Set in the 18th Century, the Rogue which this novel refers to in its title is Frances Herries - an impetuous, handsome, dark and restless man who proves to be a faithless husband and demonstrates violence in his mood swings as well as in the physical treatment of his servants and enemies.