Janet
The year is 1880. On the outskirts of the fictional small Scottish town of Levenford there stands a strange building, half cottage, half castle, embraced with thick stone walls. The townsfolk nickname the fortress "Hatter's Castle", for James Brodie, the man who built it. Brodie is a hatter who keeps the members of the family in fear and submission; he is brutal, arrogant, selfish and cruel. His wife, who has long been ailing, and his daughter Mary, are in awe of him. His son Angus, aged 15, alone dear to his heart, suffers under his love as the others suffer under his sternness.
Girl
En 1673, Exmoor está bajo el poder de una familia de nobles terratenientes, los Doone. Pero, tras la muerte de Cromwell, caen en desgracia, sus tierras son expropiadas y se les declara proscritos. Sin embargo, los Doone se sienten lo bastante fuertes como para desafiar al rey. La primera víctima es un campesino, cuyo hijo, John, decidido a vengar la muerte de su padre, consigue entrar al castillo de los Doone. Una vez allí, conoce a Lorna, la nieta de Lord Doone. Años después, tras servir en el ejército, John regresa a Exmoor. El conflicto con los Doone continúa y también Lorna sigue allí. (1951)
