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This is Trollope's eightieth tale. Though it is the work of an older man, it is perhaps the brightest and freshest novel he ever wrote. The story of a young woman forced to choose a husband from among three unsavory men, the novel is remarkable for its wealth of minor characters... Read Full Overview

This is Trollope's eightieth tale. Though it is the work of an older man, it is perhaps the brightest and freshest novel he ever wrote. The story of a young woman forced to choose a husband from among three unsavory men, the novel is remarkable for its wealth of minor characters... Read Full Overview

Ayala's Angel is a novel by the renowned British author, Anthony Trollope. The story revolves around Ayala Dormer, a young and beautiful woman who lives with her two sisters and her aunt in London. Ayala is a romantic and idealistic person, who dreams of finding true love and... Read Full Overview

Ayala's Angel

On the death of their father, Lucy and Ayala Dormer are left penniless. Their rich aunt, Lady Tringle, takes in Ayala, whilst their uncle, Reginald Dosset, a clerk in the Admiralty, takes in Lucy. Lady Tringle tires of the vivacious Ayala and effects a change of wards. Lucy falls... Read Full Overview

Ayala's Angel is a novel written by English author Anthony Trollope, between 25 April and 24 September 1878, although it was not published for two years. It was written as a stand-alone novel rather than as part of a series, though several of the minor characters appear in other... Read Full Overview

When Egbert Dormer died he left his two daughters utterly penniless upon the world, and it must be said of Egbert Dormer that nothing else could have been expected of him. The two girls were both pretty, but Lucy, who was twenty-one, was supposed to be simple and comparatively... Read Full Overview