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Small House at Allington, The

Affairs of the Heart Author: Anthony Trollope The Small House at Allington starts with a whirlwind spring courtship. Poor but pretty Lily Dale has found the man of her dreams. Crosbie, her happy suitor, thinks that Lily’s rich uncle, who has benevolently given her impoverished family a place to live, will gift her with a large dowry. When he finds out that he is mistaken, however, he grows distant. He thinks about other opportunities, wasted chances, an old love he was close to wooing, and he begins to plan his way out. He may be a cad, but it is better [...]

Barchester Towers

Drawing Room Drama and Religious Reactions Author: Anthony Trollope In Trollope’s second installment in The Chronicles of Barsetshire, the little town of Barsetshire is alive with drawing room intrigue, this time set along the lines of respectable holy war. The long-lived Bishop of Barchester has recently vacated his post and this life, resulting in a scramble for primacy among the backstabbing candidates. This results in a brand-new bishop, the lamentable (and viciously hen-pecked) Dr. Proudie, who is disgustingly low church and comes with his sidekick and supporter, the Reverend Slope. As Slope fights Mrs. Proudie for the right to rule the [...]