Toby Litt's father wanted him to find about their ancestor: William Litt, a champion Cumberland Wrestler. Would Toby like what he found out about himself along the way? As a novelist, as a son, and as a father in turn? Would he have to get in the wrestling ring?... Would he even want to? Using the 19th century as a guide, 'Wrestliana' asks vital questions about modern day masculinity, competition, and success. It is a beautiful portrait of two men and their different worlds, full of surprises and sympathy, and a wonderful evocation of a lost place and time.