Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite - Couverture souple

Trollope, Anthony

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0486249530 ISBN 13 : 9780486249537

Editeur : Dover Publications Inc., 2002

Synopsis

Since its first appearance in 1870, "Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite" has been regarded as one of Trollope's finest short novels. Trollope wrote the book with what he considered to be more 'romance proper' than his other works; his object here was to tell a single 'pathetic incident' rather than to portray 'a number of living human beings.' This is a tale of a conscientious father vacillating between a desire to marry his daughter to a cousin destined to inherit the family title, and his fear that the cousin, reportedly a scheming wastrel, in unworthy of her. "Sir Harry Hotspur" has been called Trollope's saddest story, and at the same time the superlative exception to the rule that Trollope's long, comfortable books are his best.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Incisive, unconventional psychological study of the conflict between a wealthy baronet, his idealistic daughter, and their scapegrace cousin. A compelling story that discloses how an individual destiny is as unpredictable as life itself. ""Probes into a subtle contrasts between appearance and reality."" A. O. J. Cockshut.

Biographie de l'auteur :

As young adult, Trollope endured seven years of poverty in the General Post Office in London before accepting a better-paying position as postal surveyor in Banagher, Ireland in 1841. The years in Ireland formed the basis of his second career delineating clerical life in small cathedral towns.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Dover Publications Inc.
• Date d'édition: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0486249530
• ISBN 13: 9780486249537
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 250