A man of sterling character, the kind and elderly Mr. Septimus Harding is the warden of Hiram's Hospital. The institution is reliant on an ancient charitable bequest in order to sustain itself. An investigation into the charity, led by John Bold, results in an unusual series of events and a noble act of conscience.
A man of sterling character, the kind and elderly Mr. Septimus Harding is the warden of Hiram's Hospital. The institution is reliant on an ancient cha...
Mark Robarts, is a young vicar, newly arrived in the village of Framley in Barsetshire. Mark has ambitions to further his career and begins to seek connections in the county's high society. He is soon preyed upon by local Member of Parliament to guarantee a substantial loan, which Mark in a moment of weakness agrees to, even though he does not have the means. The consequences of this blunder play a major role in the plot, with Mark eventually being publicly humiliated when bailiffs begin to confiscate the Robarts' furniture. At the last moment, Lord Lufton forces a loan on the reluctant Mark.
Mark Robarts, is a young vicar, newly arrived in the village of Framley in Barsetshire. Mark has ambitions to further his career and begins to seek co...
Cecilia, when she first read her husband's letter, could not clearly grasp its import.
Could it be that he truly intended to leave her forever? Surely not . . . they had been married but a few months -- a few months of inexpressible love and confidence; and it was impossible that he should intend they be thus parted.
But when she had read it again and again, the words pressed themselves upon her with greater and greater weight:
"Pray believe it," said the words in her husband's hand. "We have now parted forever!"
After decades of neglect, the novels of Anthony Trollope (1815-82)...
Cecilia, when she first read her husband's letter, could not clearly grasp its import.
Could it be that he truly intended to leave her forever? Sur...
"Is He Popenjoy?" (1878) by Anthony Trollope is a novel of British Victorian mores, based on an infamous social scandal of the day having to do with a disputed noble inheritance.
In true Trollope fashion, marital issues and heartwarming sensibilities are mixed into a cauldron of wit, humorous satire, and notions of propriety (including the amusing introduction of the decidedly shameless dance called "the Kappa-kappa"), with Mary Lovelace, a young woman at the heart of the complex multi-layered story that poses and finally answers the question "who is Lord Popenjoy."
"Is He Popenjoy?" (1878) by Anthony Trollope is a novel of British Victorian mores, based on an infamous social scandal of the day having to do with a...
Anthony Trollope was a prolific Victorian writer. Trollopes best-loved works were known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, which center on the imaginary county of Basetshire. He wrote penetrating novels on political, social, and gender issues and conflicts. When Trollope returned to England after eighteen months in the colonies, he was horrified by the rampant immorality he found. Trollope describes Susan as follows, "Susan was not so good a girl in the kitchen or about the house as was her sister; but she was bright in the parlour, and if that motherly heart could have been made to give...
Anthony Trollope was a prolific Victorian writer. Trollopes best-loved works were known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, which center on the imagina...
Anthony Trollope was a prolific Victorian writer. Trollope's best-loved works were known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, which center on the imaginary county of Basetshire. He wrote penetrating novels on political, social, and gender issues and conflicts. When Trollope returned to England after eighteen months in the colonies, he was horrified by the rampant immorality he found. Cousin Henry is an 1879 novel. The story deals with the trouble arising from the indecision of a squire, Indefer Jones, in choosing an heir to his estate. Indefer Jones is squire to a large Welsh estate. When his...
Anthony Trollope was a prolific Victorian writer. Trollope's best-loved works were known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, which center on the imagina...
Anthony Trollope was a prolific Victorian writer. Trollope's best-loved works were known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, which center on the imaginary county of Basetshire. He wrote penetrating novels on political, social, and gender issues and conflicts. When Trollope returned to England after eighteen months in the colonies, he was horrified by the rampant immorality he found. An Old Man's Love was originally published in 1918. William Whittlestaff at age 50 becomes guardian to orphaned Mary Lawrie. William finds himself falling in love with her. Mary is in love with John Gordon who has...
Anthony Trollope was a prolific Victorian writer. Trollope's best-loved works were known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, which center on the imagina...
Anthony Trollope was a prolific Victorian writer. Trollopes best-loved works were known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, which center on the imaginary county of Basetshire. He wrote penetrating novels on political, social, and gender issues and conflicts. Mrs General Talboys was written shortly after Tropppole returned from Florence. The story is set in Rome. The story begins, "Why Mrs. General Talboys first made up her mind to pass the winter of 1859 at Rome I never clearly understood. To myself she explained her purposes, soon after her arrival at the Eternal City, by declaring, in...
Anthony Trollope was a prolific Victorian writer. Trollopes best-loved works were known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, which center on the imagina...
Anthony Trollope was a prolific Victorian writer. Trollopes best-loved works were known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, which center on the imaginary county of Basetshire. He wrote penetrating novels on political, social, and gender issues and conflicts. When Trollope returned to England after eighteen months in the colonies, he was horrified by the rampant immorality he found. Golden Lion of Granpere was written in 1872. "Marie Bromar is the much-loved niece of Michel Voss, the innkeeper of The Golden Lion. She has loved Michels son George since they were both small and she first came...
Anthony Trollope was a prolific Victorian writer. Trollopes best-loved works were known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, which center on the imagina...
