'Beau Brocade' is an adventure novel written by Baroness Orczy in 1907. At a time of great political turmoil in Derbyshire, troops loyal to King George are looking for those accused of high treason and are offering a reward of twenty guineas for the death of any traitor or rebel. Philip James Gascoyne, Earl of Stretton, is in hiding, in fear for his life after being wrongly accused of being a traitor to the King. Philip finds shelter with honest John Stitch, the local blacksmith, while trying to get a note to his sister, the beautiful Lady Patience Gascoyne. John Stitch asks Beau Brocade a local 'Robin Hood' like villain to help in delivering Philip's message to his sister…
