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Hopefully not his best
I decided to read Anthony Trollop's "Cousin Henry" after reading the two available reviews. Although I enjoy nineteenth century British fiction, I have to confess I've never read anything by Trollop. The situation is a common one in this genre: Henry is supposed to inherit his uncle's property through entitlement, not because he is loved, admired or respected. Quite the contrary - he is none of those things and this makes up the bulk of the novel. Will Henry live up to, or overcome, his despicable character? While it is well-written, the author does tend to go over Henry's internal conflict again and again and again. Hopefully it's not his best; I look forward to trying something else by him.

Good, but hardly his best
I love Trollope. He is my favorite nineteenth-century British writer. His style suits me down to the ground. I'd like anything he's written. I have twenty of his books lined up on a shelf. When I want a great treat, I pull one down and read it.

I got several chuckles out of poor Cousin Henry vacillating between his desire to do right and his desire to do wrong. Still, I don't think anyone besides the other reviewer here would call COUSIN HENRY Trollope's best book.

One of Trollope's best
Browsing in a bookstore, I read a blurb of this book that told every secret twist of its plot. I was enraged, but read 'Cousin Henry' anyway. It was superb, and illustrates perfectly Trollope's own philosophy, given in'Barchester Towers,' that a good book will not suffer even from the readerknowing what happens. 'Cousin Henry' has other, and considerable, merits,than suspensefulness--although it is suspenseful. It has been called themost psychologically probing of Trollope's works; indeed, Trollope himselfthought it to be so, and was very proud of it. The plot, in brief, andwithout giving anything away, is this: Cousin Henry is the heir of theSquire of Llanfeare--according to the will everyone knows about. But Henryknows of another, later, will, that disinherits him. Most of the bookconcerns Henry's agonizing over whether or not to make this will public.There is also another plot thread, concerning the Squire's daughter,Isabel, who can only marry if her husband is willing to take her last name(shades of 'Cecilia'). I'll say it again: one of Trollope's best. ... Read more

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Interesting, but not my favorite Trollope
In the lengthy passages about Palestine and Egypt in this work, Trollope tends to come off as a frustrated travel writer. Besides these strange interludes, this is really a classic Trollope work in the raw, emotionally painful vein. If you've read a good deal of Trollope before getting to this novel, you'll find distinct echoes of plots from He Knew He Was Right, The Way We Live Now, and other works. (I notice Trollope has a preferred method of dispensing with unworthy but problematic men). But there are some lively and original characters in this somber novel, making it well worth the read.

the nature and limits of prudence
Books by Trollope that are not part of the two series (Palliser, Barsetshire) tend to be neglected.This one deserves far more attention.It is Trollope at his best.The structure is intricate, the characters superb, the pace brisk. the wit and satire sharp .No dry spells, no simpereing Victorian maidens.This has a Balzacian flavour to it; there are a number of characters looking for the main chance.Caroline is one of his most interesting creations.There are three plots which are both parallel and contrasting: George and Caroline, Adela and Arthur, and Sir Lionel's search for a rich heiress. I would say the major theme of the book is the limits of prudence. The scenes in Cairo and Jerusalem add color, an exotic quality, to the story.A delightful read.

Trollope adds something different
Trollope delivers his usual good story with good characters but adds something new here--an Englishman's view of Jerusalem in the 1800s. It's fascinating, and he reveals his own Christian beliefs in this book very clearly. The two romances are also a little different from his usual ones--very satisfying, I thought. And, again, he does not neglect humor. Having read many Trollope novels, I rate this one among the best.

Vintage Trollope
Trollope wrote "The Bertrams" fairly early in his writing career and to me it felt different from his usual fare.Of course there was his theme of boy meets girl, he/they fall in love, boy gets girl, boy loses girl, boy eventually wins girl. The emotion seemed more raw though.In "Bertrams" Trollope also threw in some exotic locales such as Jerusalem and Egypt.On the surface this can seem boring but Trollope was always so good at looking under his character's skin to their psychology, their emotions, and motivations.His writing never gets old for me and compared to some of today's harsher literature and even harsher current political/financial/emotional climate reading Trollope feels like a conversation with a trusted friend.He never lets you down.

ONE OF HIS BEST
THE STORY IS ESSENTIALLY A LOVE STORY -- ABOUT 2 MAIN COUPLES. THERE ARE LOTS OF OTHER PSYCHOLOGICAL SUBPLOTS, ALSO. THE STORY INVOLVES TWO YOUNG MEN WHO ARE EACH IN LOVE, ONE GEORGE BERTRAM AND ONE ARTHUR W. GEORGE DENOUNCES HIS UNCLES MONEY AND WILL NOT BE MOVED TO ANY SORT OF ACTION BY IT -- THUS CAUSING THE WOMAN HE LOVES TO POSTPONE THEIR MARRIAGE. SHE WANTS TO LIVE WELL WITH LOTS OF MONEY. ON THE OTHER HAND, ARTHUR DOES THE SAME, FEELING HE CANNOT MARRY HIS LOVE SINCE HE HAS NO MONEY. THE EFFECT THAT MONEY OR THE LACK THEREOF HAS ON THESE 4 PEOPLE AND THE OTHER CHARACTERS IN THE STORY IS THE CENTRAL THEME. THE BOOK IS SO BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN AND EXAMINES DEEPLY THE PSYCHE OF ALL THE CHARACTERS. I LOVED IT! ... Read more

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interesting idea but too long for the idea
Interesting idea, and some humorous moments, but overall this book has far too many words for its story. ... Read more

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On the death of his only son, the wealthy baronet Sir Harry Hotspur has determined to give his property to his daughter Emily. She is vigorous, beautiful and as strong-willed as her father. So when she falls in love with George, the black sheep of the family, Sir Harry must decide what to do. ... Read more

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Please don't reveal the major plot points of novels in your reviews.
I understand you think that anyone considering buying this must already know all about it, but that's not always the case.If you intend to spoil the novel, at least post a spoiler warning at the beginning of your review.

disappointed by ending
I simply didn't like the way this book ended, and that ruined it for me. The ending seemed unbelievable and depressing, both. It made me decide to take a break from Trollope books for a while. I've loved most of them.

Love Gone Wrong
I don't know how anyone who has read a Trollope novel cannot want to read them all. While Sir Harry Hotspur is far from Trollope's greatest work, it is a pleasant reading experience. I always think of Trollope's novels as having a certain "sweetness and light" to them; however, in his often comic marriage knot tied novels, he is also very realistic. This novel is the tale of a less successful relationship, and one all the more interesting as a result.

The story is that of Sir Harry Hotspur and his wife. They are approaching old age, and their son, the heir to the property and name has died. They now only have one living child, their daughter Emily, and she needs to be married. Because the novel is set in England, Sir Harry's title will pass to his next male relative, a young cousin, George Hotspur, but Sir Harry will leave the property to his daughter. What Sir Harry would like more than anything is to keep the property and title together. His daughter agrees with him since she has fallen in love with her cousin, George. The plan for George to marry Emily, however, becomes complicated. As Emily falls deeper in love with George, Sir Harry finds out more and more that George is a "blackamoor", one who runs around with women and cheats at cards. Emily, however, remains determined to love and marry him. She is convinced she and her parents can reform George.

Is George reformable? I will not give away the end, but I will say the novel is realistic in its treatment of the relationship--Emily is ready to worship George as a god if he can only prove himself worthy of her, and George promises to change.

Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite was published in 1870, after Trollope's masterful series of Barset novels, and also while he was completing his second great series, The Palliser novels. Sir Harry Hotspur does not reach the standard of those twelve great books, but anyone who has read them will want to read further and continue in Mr. Trollope's pleasant company.

- Tyler R. Tichelaar, author of Iron Pioneers and The Queen City, available on Amazon

A failuire to reform a scoundrel
Anthony Trollope turns the tables on the usual "happy ending" in this intriguing novel and has his undaunted and faithful heroine fail miserably in bringing about the attempted reform of her disreputable husband-to-be. Sir Harry Hotspur is a wealthy baronet whose only surviving child, his daughter Emily, falls in love with her cousin George Hotspur. George is a scoundrel, though - a rogue and gambler and alcoholic swindler, all of which he admits to openly. However, Sir Harry's title will pass on to George if he and Emily should marry, as would his estates and property; it is for this continued union of title and estates that Sir Harry, out of his own pride, can't bring himself to forbid the marriage. But when the depth of George's depravity is made known to Sir Harry, he can't any longer give consent to Emily's marrying him. But the incredibly innocent and naïve Emily is convinced not only of her love for George, but of her ability to reform him. In the hands of any number of other novelists of the period that is exactly what would happen, but not in Trollope's. Harry, knowing his man, refuses to budge, and Emily, listening only to her heart, refuses to give up on him. When George finally dumps her and marries someone else, Emily dies.

The novel is simple, straight-forward, and compelling. Trollope is concerned with a couple of issues here, one being the "double standard" of the wretched male rogue being the object of Emily's compassion (no female character could ever survive a tenth of the dastardly behaviors exhibited by George). Another is Sir Harry's aristocratic pride at work in hoping to keep his title and property intact, although Trollope would never go so far as to have Sir Harry let Emily marry the blackguard just for that alone. The story moves along quickly and decidedly, and the downward spiral of events into utter sadness at the end is emotionally draining for the reader. One of Trollope's best short novels.

fine short novel
Written in 1870, when Trollope was at the height of his powers, Sir Harry Hotspur is a moving story ofgreed, courtship, and conflicting emotions. The story is simple. Harry Hotspur is immensely wealthy. He has lost hisson, leaving him with just a daughter for as heir to his fortune. Hisdaughter loves a low life cousin who wants her money. The financialtroubles of the cousin, and the emotional conflict between father anddaughtercreate the drama of this fine short novel. ... Read more

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First novel a success
Anthony Trollope's first novel, and a good one. Set in Ireland in the 1830s, it tells the story of a proud but destitute family and their tragic downfall at the hands of a scoundrel. Myles Ussher is an English police captain sent to Ireland to help stop illegal whiskey making. Feemy Macdermot falls deeply in love with him, though he has no intention of returning that love. The locals hate him, and Feemy's brother Thady, when he learns of Ussher's merely using Feemy, kills him in a rage when he believes Ussher is abducting her against her will (they are actually eloping). A trial ensues and after some exciting intervals involving escapes, Thady is convicted and hanged.

Trollope offers a sympathetic look at Ireland's troubles during this time period; indeed the "innocent" Feemy might symbolically represent that country while the unfeeling, spiteful Ussher is England. Trollope had spent a good deal of time in Ireland and knew the country and the people well; his use of Irish dialogue is natural and realistic. The trial scene is pretty exciting, and Trollope's broad humor is already clearly evident. The use of the dilapidated Macdermot mansion as the starting and ending point, with the main plot sandwiched inbetween as flashback, gives the novel a cinematic touch. The author would achieve greater novels as his career progressed, but this initial production highlights an auspicious start. ... Read more

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Considered as the complementary epic series to the Chronicles of Barsetshire- these six novels round-out a collection of Trollope's most widely read work. ... Read more

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The fifth in five volumes of short stories by Anthony Trollope. The various stories in this volume offer a sample of that variety which is the real foundation of Trollope's popularity. These stories are located far away from the rarefied atmosphere of Barchester Close, both in spirit and scene. ... Read more

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From the introduction:

There is the proper mood and the just environment for the reading as well as for the writing of works of fiction, and there can be no better place for the enjoying of a novel by Anthony Trollope than under a tree in Kensington Gardens of a summer day. Under a tree in the avenue that reaches down from the Round Pond to the Long Water. There, perhaps more than anywhere else, lingers the early Victorian atmosphere. As we sit beneath our tree, we see in the distance the dun, red-brick walls of Kensington Palace, where one night Princess Victoria was awakened to hear that she was Queen; there in quaint, hideously ugly Victorian rooms are to be seen Victorian dolls and other playthings; the whole environment is early Victorian. Here to the mind's eye how easy it is to conjure up ghosts of men in baggy trousers and long flowing whiskers, of prim women in crinolines, in hats with long trailing feathers and with ridiculous little parasols, or with Grecian- bends and chignons--church-parading to and fro beneath the trees or by the water's edge--perchance, even the fascinating Lady Crinoline and the elegant Mr. Macassar Jones, whose history has been written by Clerk Charley in the pages we are introducing to the 'gentle reader'. As a poetaster of an earlier date has written:--

Where Kensington high o'er the neighbouring lands 'Midst green and sweets, a royal fabric, stands, And sees each spring, luxuriant in her bowers, A snow of blossoms, and a wild of flowers, The dames of Britain oft in crowds repair To gravel walks, and unpolluted air. Here, while the town in damps and darkness lies, They breathe in sunshine, and see azure skies; Each walk, with robes of various dyes bespread, Seems from afar a moving tulip bed, Where rich brocades and glossy damasks glow, And chintz, the rival of the showery bow. ... Read more

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another great Trollope
If you like Jane Austen, you'll like Anthony Trollope, and this one is hard to find at libraries--though one of the author's own favorites. I think it was John Updike who said he envied Trollope his way of putting real life "under glass" to convey every detail of his characters and their world.

Dull
I've been reading Trollope's works, and coming across the Three Clerks, thought it might be as interesting and as exciting as the novels I had already read.Not so.Generally, Trollope takes his time at the beginning of his books, setting up characters, situations, locations -- so for about one hundred pages or less, you have a rather slow-paced, dull introduction.Then the suspense tends to emerge and the books become difficult to put down until the very satisfying (in most cases) ending.However, The Three Clerks lacks suspense.Partly, this is due to Trollope's negligence in fleshing out his characters; otherwise, it is the result of concentrating on his exposition on the civil service and less on his characters and their private situations.The book becomes Dickensian in some respects, and Dickens isn't exactly known for clarity or excitement.There being no suspense about the characters, and in fact no great interest in any of them, the book is more of an endurance test to read than a pleasure.

One problem could be that Trollope tries to handle too many characters.The Three Clerks of the title are Harry Norman, his best friend and eventually worst enemy Alaric Tudor (who steals his promotion and then his lady-love), and Alaric's cousin, the dissipated and indebted Charley Tudor. Of these young men, Harry Norman in his innocence, having much to learn about the ways of men, women and the world, would have been the most interesting to pursue, but Trollope concentrates on Alaric and his ambitions which eventually get him into a courtroom and jail -- though with a surprisingly light sentence for a man who swindles a client's fortune.The young men are matched to three young women, the Woodward sisters.Gertrude, the eldest, is cold-hearted and ambitious, and though Harry Norman loves her greatly, makes a heartless but intellectual decision to unite herself with Alaric, whose ambition she admires.She pays the price for this, but she does so in the typical female role, always viewing her husband as something near to a god, never blaming him for his failings and his crimes, and standing by her man through the trials that will follow for her and her children.Gertrude, like Alaric, gets her comeuppance, but she is also symbolic of the dependent woman of her time and often of our times, sticking to a man through all insult because the world has convinced her that not only can she not stand on her own, but she deserves no better than to be the support of a man whose ethics and behaviors are questionable.Linda, Gertrude's younger sister, who is loved and romanced but then dumped by Alaric, who cold-heartedly and ambitiously wants the oldest daughter rather than the one he professes to love, is like Harry Norman an interesting character who should have been explored but who gets little mention in the pages of the book.She is superceded by her baby sister, Katie, who falls for the useless rogue Charley and thus falls into an hysterical wasting-away that is so annoying that you almost wish . . . Well, never mind what you wish, but all six of these characters are dissatisfying and foolish, victims of their era and their stations in life.Add to that, we have Mrs. Woodward, mother to the three women, who is very nice but ineffectual and though having the opportunity to succeed, succumbs to being helpless without a man to take care of her.She is of no benefit to her daughters and actually far too negligent in her mothering of them, leading to the disasters and potential disasters in the book.Lesser characters include Undecimus Scott, the villian who leads Alaric astray, who is not as evil as he is expected to be but merely manipulative and conniving, essentially a bore. There is also Uncle Bat, a retired sea captain who makes a home with the Woodwards and generally drinks himself into a stupor.Or members of the civil service who both support or compete with Harry and Alaric in their rise in their careers.Everything ends well for Harry, at least, and Linda -- two good people get their just reward.Charley Tudor turns into a Trollope himself, writing stories for the literary magazines of his day, although the author reproduces his stories within the context of the book, which introduces just another method of dulling the pace and the action of the novel itself.Plenty of pages here to skim or skip, the book could have been half the size but still have retained the essence of the story -- on the other hand, if the author had only developed his characters and followed the important ones more closely, we could have had a finer novel of psychological and moral import.

9 to 5 Victorian Style
Trollope covers broad range of life in this wonderfully amusing tale of three very diverse clerks and the career paths they take in Victorian England. He depicts them with depth and sympathy and you can't help feeling sorry for the plights their own follies bring upon them. Trollope knew thelife he wrote about from his own eventful and long remembered career as apostal worker! Romance and vivid scene painting combine with socialcomentary to make Three Clerks a classic worth reading for pleasure as wellas for the cultural history education it offers. ... Read more

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This collection of early short stories spans the years 1860 to 1865 when Trollope was in his prime as a writer.The tone ranges from rollicking humor to grim realism and tender stories of courtship in this series of traveler's tales that illuminates the chronological development of Trollope's skill with the short story.The only critical edition of Trollope's short stories available, this collection will offer novel and unusual insights even for those who know Trollope well. ... Read more

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The heroines of these two short novels combat intense social pressure for the sake of love.The Catholic heroine of Nina Balatka loves a Jew.In Linda Tressell a stern Calvinistic matriach tries to ensure her niece's spiritual salvation by marrying her to an old man.Both novels are fascinating and sympathetic portrayals of young women driven to the brink of insanity by religious and cultural intolerance. ... Read more

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The Alternative Trollope
In 1867, at a time when he was one of the best known and best selling authors in the world, Anthony Trollope conceived the idea of experimenting with anonymous publication, in order to find out whether the multitude bought his books for their literary excellence or merely for the "brand name" on the cover.Two relatively short novels, "Nina Balatka" and "Linda Tressel", were the result.Taken together, they offer a glimpse of a different Trollope from the familiar chronicler of politicians and parsons.

The two stories have much in common.Each is set in a foreign city that Trollope had recently visited ("Nina" in Prague, "Linda" in Nuremberg), with a plot centered on the impact of an aunt's religious bigotry on a young woman's marital prospects.In one, the zealous aunt is Roman Catholic and opposes her niece's betrothal to a wealthy Jew.In the other, an Anabaptist aunt strives to promote a union between beautiful, wealthy Linda Tressel and a clownish, middle-aged bureaucrat.

"Nina" is the better realized of the two tales.Troubling the course of true love are both the antisemitism of the Balatka family and the countervailing suspicions of the Jewish community, forces that work to drive the lovers apart.Some of the machinations are clumsy, but character is, as usual, more important than incident in Trollope.The portrayal of the mutually hostile religious communities is especially effective, showing a broad range of attitudes in each camp.Nina and her fiancé are themselves complicated figures, for it takes a long time for their love to completely overcome prejudices instilled from childhood.

"Linda", by contrast, suffers from dramatis personae who are mostly caricatures, out of place in a serious, even grim, story.The religious motif verges on the absurd.There are reasons why a 19th century Catholic family would revolt against a relative's marriage to a Jew.There are none to move an Anabaptist to insist on linking her nearest kinswoman to a worldly boor.Indeed, the author does not have much notion of what "Anabaptists" are.(He seems to regard them as a species of Calvinist, which is about like labeling Ross Perot a "Republican".)Religious bigotry detached from any recognizable religion can evoke only laughter, which is not the response that "Linda Tressel" is supposed to arouse.

Trollope's experiment did not turn out particularly well.The mildly unusual settings and themes of these works could not hide his identity from alert critics, several of whom quickly pierced the veil of anonymity.On the other hand, readers were fooled and declined to buy, even though the reviews were generally positive."Another ten years of unpaid unflagging labor might have built up a second reputation," Trollope wrote in his autobiography, but "I could not at once induce English readers to read what I gave to them, unless I gave it with my name."That is what he did thereafter, bringing the career of the "alternative Trollope" to an end. ... Read more

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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free.This is an OCR edition with typos.Excerpt from book:THE WARDEN.CHAPTER I.Hiram's Hospital.The Rev. Septimus Harding was, a few years since, a beneficedclergyman residing in the cathedral town of ; let us call itBarchester. Were we to name Wells or Salisbury, Exeter, Hereford, or Gloucester, it might be presumed that something personal was intended; and as this tale will refer mainly to the cathedral dignitaries of the town in question, we are anxious that no personality may be suspected. Let us presume that Barchester is a quiet town in the West of England, more remarkable for the beauty of its cathedral and the antiquity of its monuments, than for any commercial prosperity; that the west end of Barchester is the cathedral close, and that the aristocracy of Barchester are the bishop, dean, and canons, with their respective wives and daughters.Early in life Mr. Harding found himself located at Barchester. A fine voice and a taste for sacred music had decided the position in which he was to exercise his calling, and for many years he performed the easy but not highly paid duties of a minor canon. At the age of forty a small living in the close vicinity of the town increased both his work and his income, and at the age of fifty he became precentor of the cathedral.Mr. Harding had married early in life, and was the father of two daughters. The eldest, Susan, was born soon after his marriage ; the other, Eleanor, not till ten years later. At the time at whichwe introduce him to our readers lie was living as precentor at Barchester with his youngest daughter, then twenty-four years of age ; having been many years a widower, and having married his eldest daughter to a son of the bishop, a very short time before his installation to the office of precentor.Scandal at Barchester affirmed that had it not been f... ... Read more