The Golden Lion of Granpere - Hardcover

Trollope, Anthony

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1607620235 ISBN 13: 9781607620235

Publisher: Norilana Books, 2009

Synopsis

The Golden Lion of Granpere (1872) by Anthony Trollope is a story of the denizens of the continental village of Granpere, and the inn of the Lion d'Or -- an examination of their loves, courtships, and family relationships.

A fine example of Victorian social mores, in familiar Trollope fashion.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Set in a village in the Vosges mountains in north-eastern France, The Golden Lion of Granpere (1867) was written when Trollope was at the height of his popularity. The novel concerns the events in the lives of an innkeeper's family; the relationship between George Voss, the landlord's son, and his beloved Marie, the rivalry between Voss and another suitor for Marie's hand in marriage, and the results of a betrothal based on mutual misunderstandings. A small-scale work, precise and detailed, it demonstrated a skill and level of social analysis peculiarly Trollope's own. This is a romance devoid of political dimension, yet acutely attentive to what a contemporary critic called 'the characteristic dress in which the small diplomacies of all kinds of social life clothe themselves'.

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Norilana Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1607620235
• ISBN 13: 9781607620235
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 208