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Sep 06, 2013
Elizabeth (Alaska)
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Trollope begins in his usual way by dedicating one of several initial chapters to establishing his characters and their situation. My first reaction while reading these first half dozen chapters is that this relatively early novel was not going to be as good as his later ones, but this from the introduction reflects my thoughts exactly.
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" The plot is not as good as that of The Macdermots; nor are any characters in the book equal to those of Mrs. Proudie an
Trollope's fiction is delightful, and wickedly humorous - once you get into a 19th-century British frame of mind. This novel, particularly, fits that description. While I loved both the Barchester and the Palliser series, this stand-alone work really entertained.
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Absolutely riveting and one lives and feels with his deftly drawn characters.
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