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The Small House at Allington (Chronicles of Barsetshire, #5)

Anthony Trollope,

Julian F. Thompson (Introduction)

Start date: September 1, 2026

Finish date: October 31, 2026

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Chronicles of Barsetshire 2026: Reading Schedule
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Feb 17, 2021 Chrissie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, england, classics, hf, humor, audible-plus-uk, love, free, long, victorian

The books of this series are now available free for Audible-UK-Plus members. They are read by Timothy West. I don’t hesitate a second in giving his narration five stars. He reads at the perfect speed. His intonations cannot be improved upon. Perfect pacing enhances the humor. West’s narration is the tantalizing, mouthwatering icing on a delicious cake! Timothy West is without question the narrator to pick for this series. There exists a narration by Simon Vance too. I would not recommend that, n ...more

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Jun 23, 2022 Sara rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: english-fiction, 19th-century-literature, victorian, literary-fiction, romance

There is a Great House at Allington, occupied by Squire Dale, a bachelor lord, and there is a Small House at Allington, that he has given to the use of his brother’s widow and her two girls. I very much like Squire Dale, who tries to do well and be fair to everyone and gets too little credit for it, particularly from those for whom he has so provided. He is awkward and insecure when it comes to expressing his emotions toward his nieces, as might be expected from a man who is a confirmed bachelor ...more

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May 13, 2017 Karen rated it really liked it

Shelves: travel-the-world

This is Trollope, what more do I need to say. On to the 6th book.

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Jan 23, 2011 Laura rated it it was ok

Shelves: british-literature, fiction-19th-century, audio-books, e-books, read-2015, gutenberg, 1001-books-you-must-read-before-you, victorians

From BBC Radio 4 - The Barchester Chronicles:
The arrival of the handsome Adolphus Crosbie causes quite a stir at Allington, especially with Lily Dale, who lives at the Small House due to the benevolence of her rich uncle. Crosbie's ambitions to marry into high society are in danger of being dashed by the charming Lily, but can a straight-talking country girl ever be enough for him?

Music composed by David Tobin, Jeff Meegan and Julian Gallant.

Written by Michael Symmons Roberts
Directed by Gary Bro ...more

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Jan 21, 2022 Tom Britz rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I had become accustomed to automatically giving Anthony Trollope a five-star rating, but this one just didn't sit well for me. There were times I wanted to scold Lilly for being a whiny bitch and the person I was rooting for throughout the length of this long novel just gets dumped by Trollope before the last chapter. As usual, Trollope gives the reader characters to care about, but in this one there seemed to be an overabundance of what was needed. This is the first novel in the Barchester seri ...more

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Jul 31, 2024 Brianna rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: classics, victorian-lit, 19th-century, 2024-reading-challenge

3.5 stars. I expect this one will stand as the Dud of the series. Not in regards to the writing: that was delightful, as always. However, the romances were over-the-top obnoxious, even by the usual Trollope standards, and every single person here was a complete dolt, apart from Lord de Guest and a few others. A tale full of idiots is all very well and funny (and, again, very Trollopian), but give us at least one endearing idiot to root for. The fellow we were meant to root for was most unsatisfa ...more

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