Whilst on a teacher exchange programme in the German town of Kronburg im Taunus, Englishman Harry Deller has his affable English reserve put to the test. It's late August 1939, Hitler stands poised to march into Poland and Harry has already managed to upset the local Gestapo chief... This is the first new edition of Sidney Esmond's original adventure novel for over seventy years. Over the next 3-4 years it will be followed by re-releases of his other works, culminating in the publication of his unfinished novel 'The Golden Peony.' 'Verboten' is published by Xadrum, an independent publisher whose aim it is to bring Sidney's work to a new audience as well as the works of his son Ian Rudd (The Refugees from Daffodil Cottage - Xadrum 2017) and grandson Max Rudd (Book of Squalor - Xadrum 2016).