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

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

“Here's the thing: the unit of reverence in Europe is the family, which is why a child born today of unmarried parents in Sweden has a better chance of growing up in a house with both of his parents than a child born to a married couple in America. Here we revere the couple, there they revere the family.”

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Author:Elizabeth Gilbert

“It is easy for most of us to keep our hands from picking and stealing when picking and stealing plainly lead to prison diet and prison garments. But when silks and satins come of it, and with the silks and satins general respect, the net result of honesty does not seem to be so secure.”

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Book:The Prime Minister

Source: The Prime Minister

“Does not all the world know that when in autumn the Bismarcks of the world, or they who are bigger than Bismarcks, meet at this or that delicious haunt of salubrity, the affairs of the world are then settled in little conclaves, with grater ease, rapidity, and certainty than in large parliaments or the dull chambers of public offices?”

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“When any body of statesmen make public asservations by one or various voices, that there is no discord among them, not a dissentient voice on any subject, people are apt to suppose that they cannot hang together much longer.”

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