Orley Farm-reading schedule and background information

[Frances, Moderator]

Hello everyone and welcome back to our Trollope project, as we tackle some of the stand-alone novels.

Here is the schedule for Orley Farm.

May 12-18: Ch 1-8
May 19-25: Ch 9-16
May 26-June 1: Ch 17-24
June 2-8: Ch 25-32
June 9-15: Ch 33-40
June 16-22: Ch 41-48
June 23-29: Ch 49-56
June 30-July 6: Ch 57-64
July 7-13: Ch 65-72
July 14-20: Ch 73-80
July 21-27: Final Discussion

Please let us know if you intend to join us!

[Christopher]

Sign me up. I have started this a few times on my own, never getting more than a quarter way into it.

[Lori, Moderator]

I have a copy of it, so I'll join. I see the plot involves a legal action involving a lady. Between the plot and the length, I really hope it's not another The Eustace Diamonds.

[Linda]

After falling way behind with the Duke’s Children (finally finishing last week), hopefully I will keep up this time!

[Robin P, Moderator]

I'll probably join in. I just looked up to find that it was published between Framley Parsonage & The Small House at Allington and a few years before the Palliser series.

[Trev]

I voted to read more and this is one of the novels I haven't read before, so I will be joining in with the read.

[Frances, Moderator]

Yay, we have a discussion group! Looking forward to getting started this week.

[Renee]

Looking forward to this! :)

[Alison]

Not come across this one yet and love Trollope's novels, so will happily join the discussion.

[Brian E]

Lori wrote: "I have a copy of it, so I'll join. I see the plot involves a legal action involving a lady. Between the plot and the length, I really hope it's not another The Eustace Diamonds."

It's not. The main female, Lady Mason, is not like Lady Eustace. While the novel is not as exciting or complex as The Way We Live Now, it's a solid well-crafted novel with good characterization.

[Frances, Moderator]

Orley Farm was written when Trollope was 47, 3 years after his return from Ireland. He had already written a number of stand alone novels and this was written between Framley Parsonage and The Small House at Allington.

Feel free to post any other information/background about this novel.