The Birthright — Joseph Hocking

Joseph Hocking (1860-1937), who also wrote as Rupert Hamstead was a British author. His works include: The Weapons of Mystery (1890), Ishmael Pengelly: An Outcast (1894), Mistress Nancy Molesworth: A Romantic Story (1898), Greater Love: A Cornish Romance (1902), A Flame of Fire (1903), The Coming of the King (1904), Roger Trewinion (1905), The Chariots of the Lord (1905), The Sword of the Lord: A Romance of the Time of Martin Luther (1909), The Game and the Candle (1923) and The Squire of Zabuloe (1935).