Anthony Trollope

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Cousin Henry

Beschreibung

Anthony Trollope was a prolific Victorian writer. Trollope's best-loved works were known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, which center on the imaginary county of Basetshire. He wrote penetrating novels on political, social, and gender issues and conflicts. When Trollope returned to England after eighteen months in the colonies, he was horrified by the rampant immorality he found. Cousin Henry is an 1879 novel. The story deals with the trouble arising from the indecision of a squire, Indefer Jones, in choosing an heir to his estate. Indefer Jones is squire to a large Welsh estate. When his health begins to fail he needs to choose an heir. Isabel has lived with him for years, but Indefer feels he must choose a male heir. When his closest heir Henry turns out to be a shallow man, Indefer decides to make Isabel his heir. When Henry finds the document he is torn between burning the new will or letting Isabel have her home.

Autor

Anthony Trollope, an English novelist, was born in London, England, on April 24, 1815, and died on December 6, 1882. His popular success kept the nature and scope of his intellectual merit a secret until many years after his passing. His best-known and most beloved works are a series of novels set in the fictional English county of Barsetshire, but he also produced compelling novels about political life and studies with deep psychological insight. One of his greatest assets was a stable, continuous understanding of Victorian England's social systems, which he recreated in his writings with an uncommon level of solidity. Trollope was raised by a former barrister, unsuccessful gentleman farmer, and sometimes scholar. The prestigious public schools in Winchester and Harrow made him dissatisfied. Awkward teenage behavior persisted far into his 20s. He labored terribly as a subordinate clerk in the General Post Office from 1834 to 1841, but after that, he was sent as a postal surveyor to Ireland, where he started to lead a more active social life. He built a home in Clonmel, Tipperary, and wed Englishwoman Rose Heseltine in 1844. After that, he started a writing career that exudes a strong sense of great vigor and adaptability.¿

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Book Jungle
• Seitenzahl: 188
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. November 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 191mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 363g
• ISBN-13: 9781438529295
• ISBN-10: 1438529295
• Artikelnr.: 27963413