Anthony Trollope
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After his post office job and a failed run for Parliament, Trollope set up shop as a magazine editor. These stories of the publishing trade, gathered in 1870, reveal his bawdy side: "The Turkish Bath," "Mary Gresley," "Josephine de Montmorenci," "The Panjandrum," "The Spotted Duo," and "Mrs. Brumby."
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The tales in this collection, as with those of Tales of All Countries, encompass a variety of themes and are set in a number of different lands. Lotta Schmidt herself is an attractive young woman of Vienna, whose heart is melted by the sensitive zither-playing of her admirer Herr Crippel. The two generals, in the story of that name, are soldiers on opposing sides in the American Civil War. Father Giles of Ballymoy is an hospitable Irish priest whose...
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The Rev. Augustus Horne, on a holiday in Belgium, visited the former quarters of General Chasse the defeated leader at the siege of Antwerp, where one of the exhibits was a pair of the General's enormous trousers. Mr. Horne, who was also a large man, in a spirit of mischief decided to we which man was the larger. Removing his own trousers, he was about to step into the General's when a group of English women tourists was heard to approach. He hurriedly...
64) El doctor Thorne
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Un honrado médico rural de sólidos principios y su sobrina Mary provocan una honda conmoción en la clase alta rural de Barchester, representada por las ostentosas familias Gresham y De Courcy. La mansión de los Gresham atraviesa problemas, el mayor de los cuales es el empeño de Frank, el heredero, en casarse con Mary.
Animosa, leal y sincera, Mary no posee nada de valor, salvo ella misma. A su alrededor girarán las damas de ambas familias,...
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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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Isa Heine, daughter of the junior partner of Heine Brothers, bankers in Munich, fell in love with their young English clerk Herbert Onslow. Herbert's father had promised him a partnership in the firm, and since his income made marriage impossible before this should be obtained, his apprenticeship seemed endless to the impatient lover. Although Isa would have been content to wait, she sympathised with his restlessness and courageously approached her...
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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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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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Written during Victorian times by a British, so Trollop makes comparisons to the British system of the time. Cicero was a great orator and philosopher, added to Latin new words. This book is about his life, not the letters that he is famous. Influenced by Greeks, educated in Greece, showed his intellect at a young age by translating Greek philosophy. As a barrister was very clever and interesting approaches to winning.
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Trollope's only Australian novel, Harry Heathcote of Gangoil deals with the problems facing a young sheepfarmer, or 'squatter' (modelled after Trollope's son Frederic) in outback Australia. Using conventions of the Christmas story established by Dickens in the late 1840s, the novel shows Harry Heathcote thwarting the envious ex-convict neighbors who harbor his disgruntled former employees and who attempt to set fire to his pastures. Trollope draws...
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The five stories in this volume contrast the old ways with the new; the traditional ideals of duty and responsibility with the youthful quest for love. The title story tells of the need to move with the times financially as Frau Frohmann reluctantly raises her prices to suit the increasing salaries of her hotel guests. 'The Lady of Launay' and 'The Telegraph Girl' compare two kinds of self-sacrifice. Lucy Graham is a telegraph girl whose sense of...