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The Palliser novels volume 1
Language
English
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This revealing romp through proper society follows three different women who dare to defy Victorian standards. Can You Forgive Her? comically intertwines the stories of three very independent-minded women who each desires to decide her own fate in a world where love comes second to obedience and familial expectations set them apart from their peers. First and foremost is the spirited Alice Vavasor, whose indecision and repeated rejections of two...
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Phineas Redux Anthony Trollope - When Phineas's wife dies, he becomes discontented with his life as a minor government functionary and longs to return to his exciting former career of politics in London. His luck is as strong as ever; his party is seeking to return to power with fresh blood, and with its support, he is once again elected to Parliament.
However, he makes a bitter enemy within his own party, Mr. Bonteen. When Bonteen is murdered, there...
Author
Series
The Palliser novels volume 2
Language
English
Description
A young Irishman just elected to Parliament longs for Lady Laura, who has sacrificed her fortune to save her brother. However, Phineas decides maybe he should marry the Lady's best friend, the heiress Violet Effingham-or, possibly he should return to the love of Mary Jones, his childhood sweetheart. This 1867-68 serial is the second novel of "The Pallisers."
Author
Series
The Palliser novels volume 6
Publisher
Blackstone Audio Inc
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
The brilliant conclusion to the Palliser novels, this touching story follows the elderly Duke of Omnium, the former prime minister of England, as he struggles to overcome his grief at the loss of his beloved wife, Lady Glencora. To complicate matters, he must also deal with the willfulness of his three adult children as he tries to guide and support them--his plans for them are quite different from their own. While his two sons, sent down from university...
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