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 49m
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.
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Rating★★★★ 4.1 (11.7K)
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GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction
Length34 hrs 49 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 31, 2017
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Can You Forgive Her? (The Classic Unabridged Edition) (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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