Can You Forgive Her? (The Classic Unabridged Edition) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Victorian Marriage, Conscience, and Political Society in the First Palliser NovelBy Anthony Trollope
Length34h 50m
About this audiobook
Can You Forgive Her?, the opening novel of Anthony Trollope's Palliser sequence, is a searching study of choice, conscience, and social obligation in Victorian Britain. Through the intertwined stories of Alice Vavasor, Lady Glencora Palliser, and the widow Arabella Greenow, Trollope examines marriage as both emotional covenant and social institution. His style is lucid, ironic, and morally attentive, combining domestic realism with political observation in the great tradition of the nineteenth-century serial novel. Anthony Trollope, long employed in the British Post Office and intimately acquainted with bureaucracy, travel, and public life, brought to fiction an unusually practical understanding of institutions and character. By the time he wrote this novel, he had already established himself through the Barsetshire books; here he widened his canvas to parliamentary ambition, aristocratic duty, and the subtle pressures placed upon women negotiating love and respectability. This unabridged classic edition is highly recommended for readers who value psychologically nuanced fiction and the slow rewards of Victorian narrative art. It is essential for anyone beginning the Palliser novels, and for those interested in how private desire collides with public expectation.
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
GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction
Length34 hrs 50 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 31, 2017
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
46Chapter XL. Mrs Greenow’s Little Dinner in the Close
2Introduction
47Volume II
3Synopsis
48Chapter XLI. A Noble Lord Dies
4Historical Context
49Chapter XLII. Parliament Meets
5Author Biography
50Chapter XLIII. Mrs Marsham
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6Volume I
51Chapter XLIV. The Election for the Chelsea Districts
7Chapter I. Mr Vavasor and His Daughter
52Chapter XLV. George Vavasor Takes His Seat
8Chapter II. Lady Macleod
53Chapter XLVI. A Love Gift
9Chapter III. John Grey, the Worthy Man
54Chapter XLVII. Mr Cheesacre’s Disappointment
10Chapter IV. George Vavasor, the Wild Man
55Chapter XLVIII. Preparations for Lady Monk’s Party
11Chapter V. The Balcony at Basle
56Chapter XLIX. How Lady Glencora Went to Lady Monk’s Party
12Chapter VI. The Bridge Over the Rhine
57Chapter L. How Lady Glencora Came Back From Lady Monk’s Party
13Chapter VII. Aunt Greenow
58Chapter LI. Bold Speculations on Murder
14Chapter VIII. Mr Cheesacre
59Chapter LII. What Occurred in Suffolk Street, Pall Mall
15Chapter IX. The Rivals
60Chapter LIII. The Last Will of the Old Squire
16Chapter X. Nethercoats
61Chapter LIV. Showing How Alice Was Punished
17Chapter XI. John Grey Goes to London
62Chapter LV. The Will
18Chapter XII. Mr George Vavasor at Home
63Chapter LVI. Another Walk on the Fells
19Chapter XIII. Mr Grimes Gets His Odd Money
64Chapter LVII. Showing How the Wild Beast Got Himself Back From the Mountains
20Chapter XIV. Alice Vavasor Becomes Troubled
65Chapter LVIII. The Pallisers at Breakfast
21Chapter XV. Paramount Crescent
66Chapter LIX. The Duke of St Bungay in Search of a Minister
22Chapter XVI. The Roebury Club
67Chapter LX. Alice Vavasor’s Name Gets Into the Money Market
23Chapter XVII. Edgehill
68Chapter LXI. The Bills Are Made All Right
24Chapter XVIII. Alice Vavasor’s Great Relations
69Chapter LXII. Going Abroad
25Chapter XIX. Tribute From Oileymead
70Chapter LXIII. Mr John Grey in Queen Anne Street
26Chapter XX. Which Shall It Be?
71Chapter LXIV. The Rocks and Valleys
27Chapter XXI. Alice Is Taught to Grow Upwards, Towards the Light
72Chapter LXV. The First Kiss
28Chapter XXII. Dandy and Flirt
73Chapter LXVI. Lady Monk’s Plan
29Chapter XXIII. Dinner at Matching Priory
74Chapter LXVII. The Last Kiss
30Chapter XXIV. Three Politicians
75Chapter LXVIII. From London to Baden
31Chapter XXV. in Which Much of the History of the Pallisers Is Told
76Chapter LXIX. From Baden to Lucerne
32Chapter XXVI. Lady Midlothian
77Chapter LXX. at Lucerne
33Chapter XXVII. The Priory Ruins
78Chapter LXXI. Showing How George Vavasor Received a Visit
34Chapter XXVIII. Alice Leaves the Priory
79Chapter LXXII. Showing How George Vavasor Paid a Visit
35Chapter XXIX. Burgo Fitzgerald
80Chapter LXXIII. in Which Come Tidings of Great Moment to All Pallisers
36Chapter XXX. Containing a Love Letter
81Chapter LXXIV. Showing What Happened in the Churchyard
37Chapter XXXI. Among the Fells
82Chapter LXXV. Rouge Et Noir
38Chapter XXXII. Containing an Answer to the Love Letter
83Chapter LXXVI. The Landlord’s Bill
39Chapter XXXIII. Monkshade
84Chapter LXXVII. The Travellers Return Home
40Chapter XXXIV. Mr Vavasor Speaks to His Daughter
85Chapter LXXVIII. Mr Cheesacre’s Fate
41Chapter XXXV. Passion Versus Prudence
86Chapter LXXIX. Diamonds Are Diamonds
42Chapter XXXVI. John Grey Goes a Second Time to London
87Chapter LXXX. The Story Is Finished Within the Halls of the Duke of Omnium
43Chapter XXXVII. Mr Tombe’s Advice
88Analysis
44Chapter XXXVIII. The Inn at Shap
89Reflection
45Chapter XXXIX. Mr Cheesacre’s Hospitality
90Memorable Quotes
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