The Small House at Allington :The Chronicles of Barsetshire - Oxford World's Classics

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The Small House at Allington

The Small House at Allington :The Chronicles of Barsetshire - Oxford World's Classics

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'She had resolved to trust in everything, and, having so trusted, she would not provide for herself any possibility of retreat.' Lively and attractive, Lily Dale lives with her mother and sister at the Small House at Allington. She falls passionately in love with the urbane Adolphus Crosbie, and is devastated when he abandons her for the aristocratic Lady Alexandrina de Courcy. But Lily has another suitor, Johnny Eames, who has been devoted to her since boyhood. Perhaps she can find renewed happiness in Johnny's courtship? The Small House at Allington was among the most successful of Trollope's Barsetshire novels, and has retained its popularity among modern readers. Lily Dale's stubborn constancy is a troubling reflection of Trollope's divided feelings about the need for progress and reform in the context of liberal thought and politics. Her story is a subtle exploration of loyalty and ambition, and the pressure for change in a rapidly evolving world. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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Type Book
ISBN13 9780199662777
ISBN10 0199662770
Number Of Pages 624
Item Weight 430 g
Product Dimensions 129 x 196 x 28 mm
Publisher / Reseller Oxford University Press
Format paperback
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Dinah Birch's edition draws on important recent scholarship. * Matthew Ingleby, The Times Literary Supplement *

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Dinah Birch writes regularly for the London Review of Books and the Times Literary Supplement. She is the editor of the Oxford Companion to English Literature and of Oxford World's Classics editions of Ruskin's Selected Writings, Gaskell's Cranford, and Trollope's Can You Forgive Her?

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