▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Mont agu ▁in ▁the ▁Klein ▁Kar oo , ▁South ▁Africa . ▁ ▁The ▁climate ▁su ited ▁him , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁even ▁able ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁writing ▁of ▁a ▁non - f iction ▁guide ▁book ▁for ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁Tour ist ▁Board . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Cape ▁Town ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁His ▁as hes ▁were ▁returned ▁to ▁England , ▁and ▁are ▁buried ▁in ▁Wor c ester ▁C athedral . ▁ ▁Work ▁Like ▁many ▁authors ▁he ▁uses ▁the ▁places ▁and ▁occup ations ▁he ▁knew ▁as ▁the ▁back dro ps ▁for ▁his ▁work . ▁There ▁is ▁much ▁description ▁of ▁the ▁sea , ▁war ▁and ▁medical ▁practice ▁set ▁in ▁places ▁as ▁far ▁apart ▁as ▁the ▁West ▁Mid lands ▁and ▁West ▁Country ▁of ▁England ▁and ▁South ▁Africa . ▁His ▁first ▁published ▁novel ▁Deep ▁Sea ▁( 1 9 1 4 ) ▁has ▁B rix ham ▁as ▁a ▁background ▁while ▁Port rait ▁of ▁Cla re ▁( 1 9 2 7 ) ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁Mid lands , ▁as ▁are ▁several ▁of ▁his ▁works ▁from ▁this ▁period . ▁The ▁Iron ▁Age ▁( 1 9 1 6 ) ▁is ▁set ▁partly ▁in ▁Lud low , ▁Sh ro pshire . ▁ ▁Mer cian ▁nov els ▁The ▁central ▁project ▁of ▁Francis ▁Bre tt ▁Young ' s ▁career ▁was ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁linked ▁nov els ▁set ▁in ▁a ▁lo os ely ▁fict ional ised ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁West ▁Mid lands ▁and ▁Wel sh ▁B orders . ▁ ▁The ▁Mer cian ▁nov els ▁were