Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite - Hardcover

Trollope, Anthony

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1607620170 ISBN 13: 9781607620174

Publisher: Norilana Books, 2009

Synopsis

Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite (1871) by Anthony Trollope is a British Victorian novel of family relationships, centered around the question of who is to inherit the property and fortune of the Hotspurs of Humblethwaite, when the young heir suddenly dies and there is only a marriageable daughter.

In classic Trollope fashion, this is a romance and an intrigue, filled with warm touches of humor, a sharp portrait of social mores, and the eventual comeuppance of scoundrels who come to light.

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About the Author:

Anthony Trollope (1815–1882) was one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. Some of his best-loved works, collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, revolve around the imaginary county of Barsetshire. He also wrote penetrating novels on political, social, and gender issues, and on other topical conflicts of his day. Trollope has always been a popular novelist. Noted fans have included Sir Alec Guinness (who never travelled without a Trollope novel), former British Prime Ministers Harold Macmillan and Sir John Major, economist John Kenneth Galbraith, American novelists Sue Grafton and Dominick Dunne and soap opera writer Harding Lemay. Trollope's literary reputation dipped somewhat during the last years of his life, but he regained the esteem of critics by the mid-twentieth century. "Of all novelists in any country, Trollope best understands the role of money. Compared with him even Balzac is a romantic." ”Cousin Henry” is a novel first published in 1879. The story deals with the trouble arising from the indecision of a squire, Indefer Jones, in choosing an heir to his estate.

About this edition

• Publisher: Norilana Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1607620170
• ISBN 13: 9781607620174
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224