Doctor Thorne: The Chronicles of Barsetshire (Oxford World's Classics) - Softcover

Trollope, Anthony

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198785631 ISBN 13: 9780198785637

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2016

Synopsis

Doctor Thorne is a compelling story in which love, vanity, and greed are pitted against one another.

The squire of Greshamsbury has fallen on hard times, and it is incumbent on his son Frank to make a good marriage. But Frank loves the doctor's niece, Mary Thorne, a girl with no money and mysterious parentage. He faces a terrible dilemma: should he save the estate, or marry the girl he loves? Mary, too, has to battle her feelings, knowing that marrying Frank would ruin his family and fly in the face of his mother's opposition. Her pride is matched by that of her uncle, Dr Thorne, who has to decide whether to reveal a secret that would resolve Frank's difficulty, or to uphold the innate merits of his own family heritage.

The character of Dr Thorne reflects Trollope's own contradictory feelings about the value of tradition and the need for change. His subtle portrayal, and the comic skill and gentle satire with which the story is developed, are among the many pleasures of this delightful novel.

The novel has now been adapted by "Downton Abbey" creator Julian Fellowes for TV, airing on ITV in the UK and Amazon Prime in the US.

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About this title

About the Author

Editor Simon Dentith is Professor of English at the University of Reading.

Julian Fellowes is an English actor, novelist, film director and screenwriter, perhaps best known for his work on the award-winning television show Downton Abbey and the film Gosford Park, which won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 2002.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198785631
• ISBN 13: 9780198785637
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 544
• Editor: Dentith Simon