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I found Marion Fay to be an enjoyable read for the most part, and fairly quick, in spite of its length.
Trollope certainly went on too long in some sections, which makes sense when you know that he was interrupted by other books during the writing of this one. The class differences and hypocrisy were the main themes, with definite comic relief coming with the gossipy women of Paradise Row, and the efforts in silly class-climbing of the lazy post office clerk Crocker. Trollope always winds up his ...more
Trollope certainly went on too long in some sections, which makes sense when you know that he was interrupted by other books during the writing of this one. The class differences and hypocrisy were the main themes, with definite comic relief coming with the gossipy women of Paradise Row, and the efforts in silly class-climbing of the lazy post office clerk Crocker. Trollope always winds up his ...more
The book description attached to this edition is about as perfect a description of this novel as could be written. It does indeed involve two love affairs - romance would be a better term - each between a noble and a commoner and treats the subject with as much humor as one can expect from Trollope. He's often amusing with the occasional paragraph that elicits a good loud guffaw. I admit that I spent a few moments looking at the definition of the word "burlesque" because in my mind the connotati
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