(0)
(0)
(0)
(0)
(0)Anthony Trollope
1) The warden
Author
Description
The first of Trollope's popular Barsetshire novels, set in the fictional cathedral town of Barchester, The Warden centers on the honorable cleric Septimus Harding, one of Trollope's most memorable characters. When Harding is accused of mismanaging church funds, his predicament lays bare the complexities of the Victorian world and of nineteenth-century provincial life.
Author
Description
..."Phineas Finn", which is set against the background of the Reform Bill of 1867 ... balances the rival demands of public and private life.... The novel focuses on an Irish Member of the British House of Commons.... Phineas has a personal chronicle which largely dominates the political calendar and it is worth noting that the writing of the book coincides with Gladstone's access to power and all the momentous Irish consequences which follow. ......
Author
Description
"Anthony Trollope (1815?1882), one of the Victorian era's most famous novelists, landed at Bluff at the start of a two-month tour of New Zealand. Trollope had spent the previous year travelling around Australia and in 1873 published a two-volume book of his travels, Australia and New Zealand. Overall the impression he gave of New Zealand was positive and consistent with views of the time. To Trollope, New Zealand had all the potential to become a...
Author
Description
Much against his will, the Duke of Omnium consents to lead a coalition government. The Duchess quickly becomes a social figure of great power: with abounding and sometimes indiscriminate hospitality she strives to consolidate his support. Together they make their way to the centre of society and, like Phineas Finn before them, they find it hollow. The novel is haunted by the mysterious Ferdinand Lopez. ... The Duke and Duchess cannot escpe his...
15) Ayala's angel
Author
Description
The story of a young woman forced to choose a husband from among three unsavory men, the novel is remarkable for its wealth of minor characters.