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Anthony Trollope was an established novelist of great renown when Nina Balatka was published in 1866, twenty years after his first novel. Nina Balatka is, on the surface, a love story--not an unusual theme for Trollope. But Nina Balatka is different from Trollope's previous novels... Read Full Overview

Nina Balatka was a maiden of Prague born of Christian parents and herself a Christian-but she loved a Jew; and this is her story.

Nina Balatka is a novel written by Anthony Trollope, first published in 1867. The story is set in Prague, a city in the Czech Republic, and follows the life of Nina Balatka, a young Jewish woman living in a society that is hostile towards her religion. Nina is in love with Anton... Read Full Overview

Nina Balatka is a novel written by Anthony Trollope, first published in 1867. The story is set in Prague, where Nina Balatka, a young Jewish girl, lives with her father and brother. Nina works in her father's shop and dreams of a better life, but her father is deeply in debt... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Excerptn I thought I might succeed in impregnating the mind of the novel-reader with a feeling that honesty is the best policy; that truth prevails while falsehood fails; that a girl will be loved as she is pure, and sweet, and unselfish; that a man will be honoured as he is... Read Full Overview