He Knew He Was Right (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Victorian Romance NovelBy Anthony Trollope
Length37h 49m
About this audiobook
Anthony Trollope's He Knew He Was Right is a searching Victorian study of marriage, jealousy, and the destructive tyranny of certainty. Centered on Louis Trevelyan's obsessive suspicion of his wife Emily's friendship with Colonel Osborne, the novel expands into a richly peopled social panorama, interweaving courtship plots, clerical ambitions, and family negotiations. Trollope's style is characteristically lucid, ironic, and humane: he anatomizes moral error not through melodrama alone, but through the gradual pressures of class, gender, pride, and convention within mid-nineteenth-century domestic realism. Trollope, one of the most prolific and socially observant novelists of Victorian England, drew deeply on his experiences as a civil servant, traveler, and chronicler of institutional life. His fiction often turns on the conflict between private feeling and public expectation, and this novel reflects his mature interest in psychological rigidity and the legal and social limitations placed upon women. Written after the major Barsetshire novels, it shows Trollope widening his canvas while sharpening his moral scrutiny. This book is highly recommended to readers of Victorian fiction, marital tragedy, and psychologically acute social novels. It offers both narrative breadth and intimate insight, rewarding those interested in how ordinary assumptions can become instruments of ruin.
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, Mystery and Thriller
Length37 hrs 49 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 11, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Introduction
3Synopsis
4Historical Context
5Author Biography
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6Chapter I. Shewing How Wrath Began.
7Chapter II. Colonel Osborne.
8Chapter III. Lady Milborough's Dinner Party.
9Chapter IV. Hugh Stanbury.
10Chapter V. Shewing How the Quarrel Progressed.
11Chapter VI. Shewing How Reconciliation was Made.
12Chapter VII. Miss Jemima Stanbury, of Exeter.
13Chapter VIII. "I Know It Will Do."
14Chapter IX. Shewing How the Quarrel Progressed Again.
15Chapter X. Hard Words.
16Chapter XI. Lady Milborough as Ambassador.
17Chapter XII. Miss Stanbury's Generosity.
18Chapter XIII. The Honourable Mr. Glascock.
19Chapter XIV. The Clock House at Nuncombe Putney.
20Chapter XV. What They Said About It in the Close.
21Chapter XVI. Dartmoor.
22Chapter XVII. A Gentleman Comes to Nuncombe Putney.
23Chapter XVIII. The Stanbury Correspondence.
24Chapter XIX. Bozzle, the Ex-policeman.
25Chapter XX. Shewing How Colonel Osborne Went to Cockchaffington.
26Chapter XXI. Shewing How Colonel Osborne Went to Nuncombe Putney.
27Chapter XXII. Shewing How Miss Stanbury Behaved to Her Two Nieces.
28Chapter XXIII. Colonel Osborne and Mr. Bozzle Return to London.
29Chapter XXIV. Niddon Park.
30Chapter XXV. Hugh Stanbury Smokes His Pipe.
31Chapter XXVI. A Third Party is so Objectionable.
32Chapter XXVII. Mr. Trevelyan's Letter to His Wife.
33Chapter XXVIII. Great Tribulation.
34Chapter XXIX. Mr. and Mrs. Outhouse.
35Chapter XXX. Dorothy Makes Up Her Mind.
36Chapter XXXI. Mr. Brooke Burgess.
37Chapter XXXII. The "Full Moon" at St. Diddulph's.
38Chapter XXXIII. Hugh Stanbury Smokes Another Pipe.
39Chapter XXXIV. Priscilla's Wisdom.
40Chapter XXXV. Mr. Gibson's Good Fortune.
41Chapter XXXVI. Miss Stanbury's Wrath.
42Chapter XXXVII. Mont Cenis.
43Chapter XXXVIII. Verdict of the Jury—"Mad, My Lord."
44Chapter XXXIX. Miss Nora Rowley is Maltreated.
45Chapter XL. "C. G."
46Chapter XLI. Shewing What Took Place at St. Diddulph's.
47Chapter XLII. Miss Stanbury and Mr. Gibson Become Two.
48Chapter XLIII. Laburnum Cottage.
49Chapter XLIV. Brooke Burgess Takes Leave of Exeter.
50Chapter XLV. Trevelyan at Venice.
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