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  • Published: 15 November 1996
  • ISBN: 9780141932439
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 560
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The Duke's Children




This edition of one of Trollope's most optimistic works includes a detailed introduction by Dinah Birch, exploring the key characters in the Palliser novels, and detailed notes.

Plantagenet Palliser, the Duke of Omnium and former Prime Minister of England, is widowed and wracked by grief. Struggling to adapt to life without his beloved Lady Glencora, he works hard to guide and support his three adult children. Palliser soon discovers, however, that his own plans for them are very different from their desires. Sent down from university in disgrace, his two sons quickly begin to run up gambling debts. His only daughter, meanwhile, longs passionately to marry the poor son of a county squire against her father's will. But while the Duke's dearest wishes for the three are thwarted one by one, he ultimately comes to understand that parents can learn from their own children. The final volume in the Palliser novels, The Duke's Children (1880) is a compelling exploration of wealth, pride and ultimately the strength of love.

  • Published: 15 November 1996
  • ISBN: 9780141932439
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 560
Categories:

About the author

Anthony Trollope

Anthony Trollope (1815 – 1882) was one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. Some of his best-loved works, collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, revolve around the imaginary county of Barsetshire. He also wrote perceptive novels on political, social, and gender issues, and on other topical matters.

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