<ul> <li>This edition includes the following editor&#39;s introduction:<i> </i><i>Grant Allen, the life of one of the most versatile writers of English literature</i></li></ul><br />Originally published in 1891, &ldquo;What&rsquo;s Bred in the Bone&rdquo; is a novel by Canadian author Grant Allen and is considered by many the craziest nineteenth-century novel.<br /><br />The convoluted and colourful plot of &quot;What&#39;s Bred in the Bone&quot; is a perfect mix of quirky elements, such as identical twin heroes whose teeth ache simultaneously, a heroine struggling to overcome an irrepressible desire to dance with snakes (or feather boas), murder, illegitimacy and a rather dubious dubious South African diamond hunting spell...<br /><br />&quot;What&#39;s Bred in the Bone&quot; is an extraordinary novel, certainly a testament to Grant Allen&#39;s versatility and mastery of the popular market. Allen wrote this novel as a competition entry and it&rsquo;s not difficult to see why he beat 20,000 other entries to pocket the sizeable &pound;1,000 prize money. &ldquo;What&rsquo;s Bred in the Bone&rdquo; is ridiculous but also ridiculously fun, and well-written enough to be incredibly readable.