In prose that is darkly humorous and alive with detail, Sabina Murray reimagines the lives and intimate friendships of humanitarian and Irish patriot Roger Casement; his closest friend, Herbert Ward; and Ward's extraordinary wife, the Argentinian-American heiress Sarita Sanford. Valiant gentleman takes the reader on an intimate journey from Ward and Casement's misadventurous youth in the Congo to the outbreak of World War I, when their longstanding political differences finally come to a head with tragic and riveting results. -- Provided by publisher.

"A novel"--Cover.