Can You Forgive Her? (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Palliser NovelBy Anthony Trollope
Length34h 54m
About this audiobook
Can You Forgive Her? (1864–65), the opening novel of Anthony Trollope's Palliser series, is a searching study of choice, conscience, and social expectation in Victorian England. Centered on Alice Vavasor's wavering between the safe propriety of John Grey and the dangerous ambition of her cousin George, the novel interweaves courtship plot, political satire, and psychological realism. Trollope's lucid, conversational style exposes the moral pressures beneath apparently ordinary decisions, while Lady Glencora Palliser's parallel marital crisis broadens the book into a subtle meditation on gender, property, and power. Anthony Trollope, one of the great chroniclers of nineteenth-century British society, wrote from intimate knowledge of institutions, class habits, and public life. His long career in the Post Office sharpened his attention to bureaucracy and social networks, while his fascination with parliamentary politics informed the Palliser novels. In Can You Forgive Her?, Trollope brings together his humane irony and practical understanding of worldly compromise. This novel is highly recommended to readers who value richly peopled fiction, moral complexity, and the slow unfolding of character under pressure. It offers both an absorbing Victorian narrative and a remarkably modern inquiry into autonomy, desire, and the cost of choosing wrongly—or too late.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- An Author Biography reveals milestones in the author's life, illuminating the personal insights behind the text.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.4 (1.2K)
Includes Amazon
GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction
Length34 hrs 54 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 11, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Ernest Maltravers (Annotated)
2Introduction
3Synopsis
4Historical Context
5Author Biography
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6VOLUME I.
7Chapter I. Mr. Vavasor and His Daughter.
8Chapter II. Lady Macleod.
9Chapter III. John Grey, the Worthy Man.
10Chapter IV. George Vavasor, the Wild Man.
11Chapter V. The Balcony at Basle.
12Chapter VI. The Bridge over the Rhine.
13Chapter VII. Aunt Greenow.
14Chapter VIII. Mr. Cheesacre.
15Chapter IX. The Rivals.
16Chapter X. Nethercoats.
17Chapter XI. John Grey Goes to London.
18Chapter XII. Mr. George Vavasor at Home.
19Chapter XIII. Mr. Grimes Gets His Odd Money.
20Chapter XIV. Alice Vavasor Becomes Troubled.
21Chapter XV. Paramount Crescent.
22Chapter XVI. The Roebury Club.
23Chapter XVII. Edgehill.
24Chapter XVIII. Alice Vavasor's Great Relations.
25Chapter XIX. Tribute from Oileymead.
26Chapter XX. Which Shall It Be?
27Chapter XXI. Alice Is Taught to Grow Upwards, Towards the Light.
28Chapter XXII. Dandy and Flirt.
29Chapter XXIII. Dinner at Matching Priory.
30Chapter XXIV. Three Politicians.
31Chapter XXV. In Which Much of the History of the Pallisers Is Told.
32Chapter XXVI. Lady Midlothian.
33Chapter XXVII. The Priory Ruins.
34Chapter XXVIII. Alice Leaves the Priory.
35Chapter XXIX. Burgo Fitzgerald.
36Chapter XXX. Containing a Love Letter.
37Chapter XXXI. Among the Fells.
38Chapter XXXII. Containing an Answer to the Love Letter.
39Chapter XXXIII. Monkshade.
40Chapter XXXIV. Mr. Vavasor Speaks to His Daughter.
41Chapter XXXV. Passion versus Prudence.
42Chapter XXXVI. John Grey Goes a Second Time to London.
43Chapter XXXVII. Mr. Tombe's Advice.
44Chapter XXXVIII. The Inn at Shap.
45Chapter XXXIX. Mr. Cheesacre's Hospitality.
46Chapter XL. Mrs. Greenow's Little Dinner in the Close.
47VOLUME II.
48Chapter XLI. A Noble Lord Dies.
49Chapter XLII. Parliament Meets.
50Chapter XLIII. Mrs. Marsham.
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