Calthorpe (novel)

Calthorpe, or Fallen Fortunes is an 1821 novel by the British writer Thomas Gaspey. It was published in three volumes by the London firm Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme. Partly set in Germany amongst British merchants, it contains a murder mystery. The negative portrayal of banks and financiers is a recurring theme in British literature of the era.