Doctor Thorne

by Anthony Trollope Narrated by Simon Vance

Overview

Anthony Trollope once said, “A novel should give a picture of common life enlivened by humor and sweetened by pathos.” Trollope admirably fulfills his own criteria in this charming third novel in the Chronicles of Barsetshire.

When Doctor Thomas Thorne adopts his niece, Mary, he chooses to keep secret her illegitimate birth as he introduces her to the best local social circles. There she meets and falls in love with Frank Gresham, heir to a vastly mortgaged estate. With such a deeply depleted fortune, Frank is obliged to find a wealthy wife. And so, at the behest of his mother, Mary is banished and Frank proposes to woman deemed financially appropriate, despite his unfailing love for Mary.

Only Doctor Thorne knows that Mary is to inherit a large legacy that will make her acceptable to the otherwise disapproving middle-class society to which Frank belongs. The question is, will he reveal the secret before it's too late?

Where fiery passion fails, understated English virtues of patience, persistence, and good humor prevail in this most appealing of Trollope's novels.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

"Literary wizardry and hilarious digs . . . Entertaining twists, flirtations, jiltigs, broken hearts . . . Wicked!" —Val Hennessy, Daily Mail


"Doctor Thorne has the best plot - seduction, murder, families ruined by drink and debt - and, in the eponymous doctor, the most sympathetic and human of all Trollope's heroes." —Guardian


"One would be hard put to name a more enjoyable Victorian novelist than Anthony Trollope." —Washington Post


"Why did Freud bother? This is so much better, and truer." —Daily Telegraph


"There is wonderful comedy in Doctor Thorne . . . The book is a testament to Trollope’s belief in decency as a guide to living, and I think we are made all the better for it." —Julian Fellowes, Radio Times

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169834369
Publisher:	Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Publication date:	01/01/2006
Series:	Chronicles of Barsetshire , #3
Edition description:	Unabridged

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