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Cousin Henry is a novel by Anthony Trollope first published in 1879. The story deals with the trouble arising from the indecision of a squire in choosing an heir to his estate. Of all Trollope's shorter novels, this one has been called one of his most experimental.Indefer Jones... Read Full Overview

In mid-19th century England, an era full of celebrated novelists, Anthony Trollope was one of the most popular and critically acclaimed of them all. Even today, his Chronicles of Barsetshire series is widely read, as are his other novels, many of which deal with criticisms of... Read Full Overview

Each of the 48 novels of Anthony Trollope making up the set includes a specially commissioned introduction by an internationally known figure from the academic, literary or political world, including David Skilton, Dr. John Rae, Alice Thomas Ellis and Enoch Powell.

Indefer Jones, le propri taire de Llanfeare, devenu vieux, est assailli par le doute quant au choix de son h ritier. Il choisit d'abord sa ni ce pr f r e, Isabel Broderick, puis son neveu Henry Jones, qu'il d teste cordialement, mais c'est un Jones... Il finit par faire un troisi... Read Full Overview

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Indefer Jones, le propri?taire de Llanfeare, devenu vieux, est assailli par le doute quant au choix de son h?ritier. Il choisit d'abord ni?ce pr?f?r?e, Isabel Broderick, puis son neveu Henry Jones, qu'il d?teste cordialement, mais c'est un Jones... Il finit par faire un troisi?me... Read Full Overview

FROM MODEST LONDON CLERK -- TO WEALTHY MANOR SQUIRE

Here is one of Anthony Trollope's most critically successful novels, received well by his contemporaries, and yet experimental enough in execution to be almost "modern."

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" Un vieillard et une jeune fille taient assis dans la salle manger d'une maison de campagne du comt de Carmarthen, situ e sur des rochers qui dominent la mer. C'est pour moi un cas de conscience, ma ch re, dit le vieillard. - Pour moi aussi, mon oncle; et comme ma conscience... Read Full Overview

Indefer Jones se trouve mal-en-point au d?but du roman. Il s'inqui?te alors de son h?ritage et il h?site longuement avant d'?tablir son testament. Il aimerait tant pouvoir laisser ses terres de Llanfeare ? sa ni?ce Isabel. Celle-ci vit avec lui depuis des ann?es et est appr?ci?e... Read Full Overview

Anthony TROLLOPE (1815-1882), was born in London. His father, a fellow of New College, Oxford, failed both as a lawyer and as a farmer. The family s poverty made Trollope miserable at school, and when financial difficulties became acute, the family moved to Belgium, where Trollope... Read Full Overview

"I have a conscience, my dear, on this matter," said an old gentleman to a young lady, as the two were sitting in the breakfast parlour of a country house which looked down from the cliffs over the sea on the coast of Carmarthenshire. "And so have I, Uncle Indefer; and as my... Read Full Overview

Cousin Henry is a classic novel by Anthony Trollope that tells the story of Henry Jones, a young man who stands to inherit his uncle's estate. However, when his uncle's will is revealed, Henry discovers that he has been disinherited in favor of his cousin, Isabel. In a bid... Read Full Overview

Cousin Henry