At an end-of-the London season soiree, the young Hungarian scholar-dilettante Ja
nos Batky is introduced to the Earl of Gwynedd, a reclusive eccentric who is the
subject of strange rumours. Invited to the family seat, Pendragon Castle in Nor
th Wales, Batky receives a mysterious phone-call warning him not to go...Antal S
zerb's first novel The Pendragon Legend (1934), set in Wales is a gently satiric
al blend of gothic and romantic genres, crossed with the murder mystery format t
o produce a fast-moving and often hilarious romp. But beneath the surface, the r
eader becomes aware of a steely intelligence probing moral, psychological and re
ligious questions.
