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As always I am amazed at Trollope's ability to draw us into his Victorian world of politics, society, love and money, and make clear the Byzantine rules governing it all! This review is for the free Kindle edition. The formatting is perfectly adequate and the table of contents is linked and works just fine. However, although it contains a list of illustrations, and the illustration captions are embedded in the text, the illustrations themselves are missing.
There's no front- or back matter, either -- not even a date of publication. As for the story itself -- Henry James is supposed to have quipped about the title, "Yes, and forget her too.
Alice Vavasor should be married to the sensible, kindly John Grey, but despite what her respectable relations might think, Alice cannot quite reconcile herself to . Editorial Reviews. Review. Praise for Phineas Finn (the second of Anthony Trollope's six Palliser novels): ''This gracefully written work is perfectly read by.
In fact, her much livelier co-heroine, Lady Glencora, twice calls her a prude to her face -- and I agree. Yet I found Alice's moral dilemma -- which is, basically, whether she can or should forgive herself after jilting not one but two men -- both baffling and kind of fascinating.
She's an interesting character in that she combines a very modern sense of moral agency and self-determination, as well as control of her own fortune, with an unquestioning adherence to Victorian social mores. It's a long book, and there are stretches of it that are thoroughly put-down-able.
But it's worth reading for Trollope's wonderfully memorable, well-rounded characters and often hilarious social satire. It's also fascinating for anyone struggling to understand a Victorian view of women's place in the world.
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With a Preface by Sir Edward Marsh. Meanwhile Alice's friend Lady Glencora has married the rising politician Plantagenet Palliser, but is still pursued by Burgo Fitzgerald, the handsome rascal she loves. Amazon Renewed Refurbished products with a warranty. Delivery options see all. Find your local bookstore at www. There was a problem loading comments right now.
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