Anthony Trollope
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The Chronicles of Barsetshire (or Barchester Chronicles) is a series of six novels by the English author Anthony Trollope, set in the fictitious English county of Barsetshire (located roughly in the West Country) and its cathedral town of Barchester. The novels concern the dealings of the clergy and the gentry, and the political, amatory, and social maneuverings that go on among and between them. Together, the series is regarded by many as Trollope's...
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Three novels of life and death in a rural town in Victorian England by a master of drama and social satire.
In the nineteenth century, Anthony Trollope created the fictional world of Barsetshire, the setting for a series of classic novels that addressed love, murder, religion, politics, and the ordinary lives of locals both rich and poor.
The Warden: A well-meaning public official finds himself embroiled in a scandal.
Barchester Towers: A bishop...
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"Can You Forgive Her?" is a novel by Anthony Trollope. It is the first of six novels in the "Palliser" series. The novel follows three parallel stories of courtship and marriage and the decisions of three strong women: Alice Vavasor, her cousin Glencora Palliser, and her aunt Arabella Greenow. Early on, Alice asks the question "What should a woman do with her life?" This theme repeats itself in the dilemmas faced by the other women in the novel. Lady...
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"The Warden" concerns Mr. Septimus Harding, the meek, elderly warden of Hiram's Hospital and precentor of Barchester Cathedral, in the fictional county of Barsetshire. Hiram's Hospital is an almshouse supported by a medieval charitable bequest to the Diocese of Barchester. The income maintains the almshouse itself, supports its twelve bedesmen, and, in addition, provides a comfortable abode and living for its warden. Mr. Harding was appointed to this...
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Musaicum Books presents to you this meticulously edited collection of Anthony Trollope's complete works.
Contents:
Chronicles of Barsetshire:
The Warden
Barchester Towers
Doctor Thorne
Framley Parsonage
The Small House at Allington
The Last Chronicle of Barset
Palliser Novels:
Can You Forgive Her?
Phineas Finn
The Eustace Diamonds
Phineas Redux
The Prime Minister
The Duke's Children
Irish Novels:
The Macdermots of Ballycloran
The Kellys and the O'Kellys
Castle...
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Three novels of propriety and politics in Victorian England-the basis for the BBC adaptation.
Also known as the Parliamentary Novels, the first three books in Anthony Trollope's renowned series follow the lives of an aristocrat, his wife, and the political and social circles in which they move.
Can You Forgive Her?: This revealing romp through proper society follows three different women who dare to defy Victorian standards.
Phineas Finn: An adventurous...
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"The Small House at Allington" is the fifth novel in Anthony Trollope's series known as the "Chronicles of Barsetshire". It enjoyed a revival in popularity in the early 1990s when the British prime minister, John Major, declared it as his favourite book. The Small House at Allington concerns the Dale family, who live in the "Small House", a dower house intended for the widowed mother (Dowager) of the owner of the estate. The landowner, in this instance,...
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The Chronicles of Barsetshire (or Barchester Chronicles) is a series of six novels by the English author Anthony Trollope, set in the fictitious English county of Barsetshire (located roughly in the West Country) and its cathedral town of Barchester. The novels concern the dealings of the clergy and the gentry, and the political, amatory, and social manœuvrings that go on among and between them. Together, the series is regarded by many as Trollope's...
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Contents:
Chronicles of Barsetshire:
The Warden
Barchester Towers
Doctor Thorne
Framley Parsonage
The Small House at Allington
The Last Chronicle of Barset
Palliser Novels:
Can You Forgive Her?
Phineas Finn
The Eustace Diamonds
Phineas Redux
The Prime Minister
The Duke's Children
Irish Novels:
The Macdermots of Ballycloran
The Kellys and the O'Kellys
Castle Richmond
An Eye for an Eye
The Landleaguers
Other Novels:
La Vendée
The Three Clerks
The Bertrams
Orley...
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The Chronicles of Barsetshire (or Barchester Chronicles) is a series of six novels by the English author Anthony Trollope, set in the fictitious English county of Barsetshire (located approximately where the real Dorset lies) and its cathedral town of Barchester. The novels concern the dealings of the clergy and the gentry, and the political, amatory, and social manœuvrings that go on among and between them.
The novels in the series are:
The Warden...
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Three wise, witty novels in the saga following the residents of a rural English town in the Victorian era.
In the nineteenth century, Anthony Trollope created the fictional world of Barsetshire, the setting for a series of classic novels that addressed love, murder, religion, politics, and the ordinary lives of locals both rich and poor.
Framley Parsonage: A young vicar's ambition drives him into a costly bargain in this comedic love story that...
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"Victorian Short Stories: Stories of Courtship" by Anthony Trollope, Israel Zangwill, George Egerton, Hubert Crackanthorpe, W. S. Gilbert. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited...
13) Docteur Thorne
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Le Docteur Thorne, qui a valu à Anthony Trollope son plus grand succès, constitue (en 1858) l'une des premières apparitions dans le roman anglais du personnage du médecin, appelé à un bel avenir littéraire. Les rapports entre le mariage et l'argent, dans une société inégalitaire mais mobile, sont au cœur d'une intrigue attachante. Le docteur Thorne, célibataire endurci, a recueilli chez lui sa nièce Mary, orpheline, qui est devenue une...