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The Small House At Allington
by Anthony Trollope
Trollope never disappoints. The Small House at Allington is right up there with all his other works.
The reader either loves or hates the numerous interesting characters – take your pick, there are many from which to choose. I won’t spoil the story, which is quite long with many twists and turns, by introducing any of the characters.
Trollope explores the thoughts and ambitions of the country gentry together with an interesting insight into the professional careers of middle-class Victorians. Always interesting to learn the wages earned, the hours worked, what was considered leisure, their ambitions and whether or not they could afford to get married and have children.
The scheming and intrigue within and between families is ever-present. Generally, the good get their rewards and the not so good their 'just' rewards. The various plots and sub-plots throughout the novel keep the reader guessing. The prose, as always with Trollope, is excellent.
The novel is the fifth is a set of six but stands perfectly well on its own. It quietly introduces Plantagenet Pallister which eventually leads to the later Pallister series of novels.
Highly recommended.
The reader either loves or hates the numerous interesting characters – take your pick, there are many from which to choose. I won’t spoil the story, which is quite long with many twists and turns, by introducing any of the characters.
Trollope explores the thoughts and ambitions of the country gentry together with an interesting insight into the professional careers of middle-class Victorians. Always interesting to learn the wages earned, the hours worked, what was considered leisure, their ambitions and whether or not they could afford to get married and have children.
The scheming and intrigue within and between families is ever-present. Generally, the good get their rewards and the not so good their 'just' rewards. The various plots and sub-plots throughout the novel keep the reader guessing. The prose, as always with Trollope, is excellent.
The novel is the fifth is a set of six but stands perfectly well on its own. It quietly introduces Plantagenet Pallister which eventually leads to the later Pallister series of novels.
Highly recommended.