The Foundling

The literary talent of the creator of "Jane Eyre" awoke at an extremely early age—Charlotte Brontë wrote her first works at the age of ten. The action of many of the writer's "juveniles" takes place in a fictional African colony, Vitropole, founded by the Duke of Wellington himself.
One fine evening, a wealthy but childless landowner, Mr. Haslden, took into his care Edward Sidney—a newborn found on his estate. Edward grew up to be a noble, clever, and determined young man who revered Mr. Haslden as his own father. Only after the guardian's death does Edward learn how he came to be in his home. Determined to uncover the mystery of his origins, the young man sets off to the distant African colony of Vitropole…
This edition also includes two more novellas by Charlotte Brontë—"The Green Dwarf" and "The Secret".