The King's Men: A Tale of To-morrow

'The King's Men: A Tale of To-morrow' is a novel written by Robert Grant, John Boyle O'Reilly, Frederic Jesup Stimson, and John T. Wheelwright. The story unfolds as a youth named Geoffrey Ripon sits in an old room in a gatekeeper's lodge near Ripon House, an old feudal palace in England. He is a member of the aristocracy but has fallen on hard times, losing his job when the government changed and being fined for fishing on his former estate. He came from a family who were once important and influential figures in society. Now he lives in the gatekeeper's lodge and his title is all that remains of his once great estate.