This novel is a well written and engaging read with fantastic characterization and great plotlines. it is notable for its depictions of rural English life and for its many detailed fox hunting scenes. In its anti-heroine, Arabella Trefoil, it presents a scathing but ultimately sympathetic portrayal of a woman who has abandoned virtually all scruples in her quest for a husband. Through the eponymous Senator, Trollope offers comments on the irrational aspects of English life.

The Eustace Diamonds is a novel by Anthony Trollope, the third of the "Palliser" series of novels. It tells about the adventures of a wealthy widow Lizzie Greystock, who spends most of her life fortune-hunting and lying to her prosperous suitors in a search for a new rich marriage, until one day, all the net of lies and false claims get discovered by a headstrong police officer.

"Cousin Henry" by Anthony Trollope is an 1879 novel that can now be considered historical fiction but which, at the time, was quite contemporary. Following a squire, as he attempts to decide who should be his heir, it is an experimental novel that breaks the pattern of many other books at the time. This includes Trollope's other works as well.

This work set in Ireland, provides a much local touch as it tells the story of Martin Kelly and the woman he wants to marry. One of the favorite themes of English novelists of the Victorian era, Anthony Trollope runs all through the novel, that is, the pursuit of money for its own sake and the victory of pure sentiments over such greed. The Kellys and the O'Kellys also presents to us many of Trollope's fixations, such as hunting, racing, and gambling. Here we have Trollope's initial attempt at portraying a great country house. From creating some unforgettable characters to sketching the...

"The Belton Estate" revolves around a young woman, Clara Amedroz. She is the only surviving child of the elderly squire of Belton Castle in Somersetshire. At twenty-five, she is old for an unmarried woman. Her father's income and savings have been dissipated to pay for the extravagances of her brother, who subsequently committed suicide. Despite her poor prospects, she has two eligible suitors. She has accepted one of two suitors, then discovered that he was unworthy of her love.

Barchester Towers is the second novel in Anthony Trollope's series known as the "Chronicles of Barsetshire". Among other things it satirises the then raging antipathy in the Church of England between High Church and Evangelical adherents. Barchester Towers concerns the leading clergy of the cathedral city of Barchester. The much loved bishop having died, all expectations are that his son, Archdeacon Grantly, will succeed him. Instead, owing to the passage of the power of patronage to a new Prime Minister, a newcomer, the far more Evangelical Bishop Proudie, gains the see. His wife, Mrs...

The Last Chronicle of Barset concerns an indigent but learned clergyman, the Reverend Josiah Crawley, the perpetual curate of Hogglestock, as he stands accused of stealing a cheque. The novel is notable for the non-resolution of a plot continued from the previous novel in the series, The Small House at Allington, involving Lily Dale and Johnny Eames. Its main storyline features the courtship of the Rev. Mr Crawley's daughter, Grace, and Major Henry Grantly, son of the wealthy Archdeacon Grantly. The Archdeacon, although allowing that Grace is a lady, doesn't think her of high enough rank or...

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Marion Fay relates two contrasting love affairs, each involving an aristocrat and a commoner! Marion Fay, a Quaker and daughter of a City clerk is being passionately pursued by the seditious Lord Hampstead, while the other romance involves the young and beautiful Clara... Trollope brightly evokes the grey working lives, plain homes, blank streets, and limited horizons of the dwellers in Paradise Row, all hoping for a better tomorrow...

Le Domaine de Belton est un roman d'Anthony Trollope. Le roman s'intéresse à une jeune femme qui a accepté l'un de ses deux prétendants, puis a découvert qu'il n'était pas digne de son amour.