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“A man will be generally very old and feeble before he forgets how much money he has in the funds.”

Book:Anthony Trollope: The Chronicles of Barsetshire & The Palliser Novels (Unabridged): The Warden + The Barchester Towers + Doctor Thorne + Framley Parsonage + The Small House at Allington + The Last Chronicle of Barset + Can You Forgive Her? + The Prime Minister + Eustace Diamonds...

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Anthony Trollope: The Chronicles of Barsetshire & The Palliser Novels (Unabridged): The Warden + The Barchester Towers + Doctor Thorne + Framley Parsonage + The Small House at Allington + The Last Chronicle of Barset + Can You Forgive Her? + The Prime Minister + Eustace Diamonds...

This comprehensive collection brings together a selection of Anthony Trollope's most renowned novels. The Chronicles of Barsetshire series delves into the lives of the inhabitants of the fictional English county of Barsetshire, offering a detailed portrayal of Victorian society. The Palliser Novels further expand on these themes, focusing on political intrigue and the complexities of high society. The collection includes 'The Warden,' 'The Barchester Towers,' 'Doctor Thorne,' 'Framley Parsonage,' 'The Small House at Allington,' 'The Last Chronicle of Barset,' 'Can You Forgive Her?' 'The Prime Minister,' and 'Eustace Diamonds,' showcasing Trollope's skillful storytelling and intricate character development. more

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Anthony Trollope

Anthony Trollope was an English novelist known for his detailed portrayals of Victorian British society. His works often centered around political and administrative themes, showcasing his profound insights into social structures and class divisions. more

“Men who cannot believe in the mystery of our Saviour's redemption can believe that spirits from the dead have visited them in a stranger's parlour, because they see a table shake and do not know how it is shaken; because they hear a rapping on a board, and cannot see the instrument that raps it; because they are touched in the dark, and do not know the hand that touches them.”

Knows Men Believe Hands Spirit Dark Know How Mystery Tables Instruments Stranger Rap Redemption Boards Shakes Touched Saviour

Book:The New Zealander

Source: The New Zealander

“Before the reader is introduced to the modest country medical practitioner who is to be the chief personage of the following tale, it will be well that he should be made acquainted with some particulars as to the locality in which, and the neighbours among whom, our doctor followed his profession.”

Should Wells Made Book Country Reader Doctors Following Profession Medical Tales Chiefs Modest Neighbour Locality

Source: Anthony Trollope: The Chronicles of Barsetshire & The Palliser Novels (Unabridged): The Warden + The Barchester Towers + Doctor Thorne + Framley Parsonage + The Small House at Allington + The Last Chronicle of Barset + Can You Forgive Her? + The Prime Minister + Eustace Diamonds...

“It is easy to love one's enemy when one is making fine speeches; but so difficult to do so in the actual everyday work of life.”

Easy Difficult Enemy Fine Speech Everyday

Book:Framley parsonage

Source: Framley parsonage

“But who ever yet was offered a secret and declined it?”

Secret

“Nothing reopens the springs of love so fully as absence, and no absence so thoroughly as that which must needs be endless.”

Needs Spring Absence Endless

Book:The Last Chronicle of Barset (Unabridged): Victorian Classic from the prolific English novelist, known for The Palliser Novels, The Prime Minister, The Warden, Barchester Towers, Doctor Thorne, Can You Forgive Her? and Phineas Finn…

Source: The Last Chronicle of Barset (Unabridged): Victorian Classic from the prolific English novelist, known for The Palliser Novels, The Prime Minister, The Warden, Barchester Towers, Doctor Thorne, Can You Forgive Her? and Phineas Finn…

“We all profess to believe when we're told that this world should be used merely as a preparation for the next; and yet there is something so cold and comfortless in the theory that we do not relish the prospect even for our children.”

World Should Believe Children Used Next This World Theory Cold Our Children Preparation Relish

Book:Phineas Redux: Trollope's Works

Source: Phineas Redux: Trollope's Works

“When once a woman is married she should be regarded as having thrown off her allegiance to her own sex. She is sure to be treacherous at any rate in one direction.”

Should Sex Married Rate Thrown Allegiance One Direction Treacherous

Book:Phineas Redux

Source: Phineas Redux

“The double pleasure of pulling down an opponent, and of raising oneself, is the charm of a politician's life.”

Pleasure Politician Oneself Opponents Charm Pulling

Book:Phineas Redux: Trollope's Works

Source: Phineas Redux: Trollope's Works