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A review by kmlanahan
Doctor Thorne by Anthony Trollope
I saw a miniseries based on this book, so I thought I'd pick it up. I'm glad I did.
Trollope is a Victorian author, contemporary of Dickens. He writes detailed characters, and doesn't worry about spoilers along the way.
This is a novel about social standing, economics, and pride. Doctor Thorne comes from an old family, but has no standing. His niece is the illegimate daughter of his brother, who was killed by the mother's brother. The brother went off to prison, but came out and made a fortune in the railways. The local squire has squandered his family fortune, and his wife wants the kids to marry money. The squire's son wants to marry Thorne's niece.
Convoluted, right? But it all come out fine in the end. If you enjoy the social-climbing aspects of Jane Austen's novels, you'll find this one much more readable if not as subtly done.
Trollope is a Victorian author, contemporary of Dickens. He writes detailed characters, and doesn't worry about spoilers along the way.
This is a novel about social standing, economics, and pride. Doctor Thorne comes from an old family, but has no standing. His niece is the illegimate daughter of his brother, who was killed by the mother's brother. The brother went off to prison, but came out and made a fortune in the railways. The local squire has squandered his family fortune, and his wife wants the kids to marry money. The squire's son wants to marry Thorne's niece.
Convoluted, right? But it all come out fine in the end. If you enjoy the social-climbing aspects of Jane Austen's novels, you'll find this one much more readable if not as subtly done.