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  • The Prime Minister

    Plantaganet Palliser, Prime Minister of England - a man of power and prestige, with all the breeding and inherited wealth that goes with it - is appalled at the inexorable rise of Ferdinand Lopez. An exotic impostor, seemingly from nowhere, Lopez has society at his feet, while well-connected ladies vie with each other to exert influence on his behalf - even Palliser's own wife, Lady Glencora. But ... Read more

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  • The Law and the Lady

    Despite the grave misgivings of both their families, Valeria Brinton and Eustace Woodville are married. But before long the new bride begins to suspect a dark secret in her husband's past and when she discovers that he has been living under a false name, she determines to find out why he is concealing his true identity from her. Soon she must endure an even greater shock: the revelation that her ... Read more

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  • Reform and Intellectual Debate in Victorian England

    Edited by Barbara Dennis, David Skilton ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: The Victorian World
    First published in 1987. Readers of Victorian literature, both poetry and prose, are constantly aware of a powerful undercurrent of change - political, social, and intellectual - which determines the shape of the literature being produced. Topics covered include parliamentary reform, the Gentleman, religious debate and secular thought, education; leisure and attitudes to the arts, and the Woman ... Read more

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  • The Early and Mid-Victorian Novel

    Edited by David Skilton ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: The Nineteenth-Century Novel
    The Victorian period was the age of the novel and critics at the time clearly saw the importance of prose fiction.First published in 1993, this anthology contains over fifty original extracts from contemporary critics on the early and mid-Victorian novel. Arranged thematically, the volume covers such topics as literary form, the social responsibility of literature, issues of politics and gender, ... Read more

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  • Framley Parsonage

    Mark Robarts is a clergyman with ambitions beyond his small country parish of Framley. In a naive attempt to mix in influential circles, he agrees to guarantee a bill for a large sum of money for the disreputable local Member of Parliament, while being helped in his career in the Church by the same hand. But the unscrupulous politician reneges on his financial obligations, and Mark must face the ... Read more

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  • The Moonstone (A Mystery Novel)

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    Wilkie Collins' 'The Moonstone' is a captivating mystery novel that showcases Collins' signature writing style which combines elements of realism and sensation fiction. Set in 19th century England, the novel follows the story of the mysterious disappearance of a priceless diamond, the Moonstone, and the ensuing investigation to uncover the truth. Through multiple narrators and shifting ... Read more

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  • The Duke's Children

    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 ... Read more

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    The Chronicles of Barsetshire

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  • The Eustace Diamonds

    The third novel in Anthony Trollope's Palliser series, The Eustace Diamonds bears all the hallmarks of his later works, blending dark cynicism with humor and a keen perception of human nature. Following the death of her husband, Sir Florian, beautiful Lizzie Eustace mysteriously comes into possession of a hugely expensive diamond necklace. She maintains it was a gift from her husband, but the ... Read more

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