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
55Chapter L. Camilla Triumphant.
2Introduction
56Chapter LI. Shewing What Happened During Miss Stanbury's Illness.
3Synopsis
57Chapter LII. Mr. Outhouse Complains That It's Hard.
4Historical Context
58Chapter LIII. Hugh Stanbury is Shewn to be No Conjuror.
5Author Biography
59Chapter LIV. Mr. Gibson's Threat.
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6Chapter I. Shewing How Wrath Began.
60Chapter LV. The Republican Browning.
7Chapter II. Colonel Osborne.
61Chapter LVI. Withered Grass.
8Chapter III. Lady Milborough's Dinner Party.
62Chapter LVII. Dorothy's Fate.
9Chapter IV. Hugh Stanbury.
63Chapter LVIII. Dorothy at Home.
10Chapter V. Shewing How the Quarrel Progressed.
64Chapter LIX. Mr. Bozzle at Home.
11Chapter VI. Shewing How Reconciliation was Made.
65Chapter LX. Another Struggle.
12Chapter VII. Miss Jemima Stanbury, of Exeter.
66Chapter LXI. Parker's Hotel, Mowbray Street.
13Chapter VIII. "I Know It Will Do."
67Chapter LXII. Lady Rowley Makes an Attempt.
14Chapter IX. Shewing How the Quarrel Progressed Again.
68Chapter LXIII. Sir Marmaduke at Home.
15Chapter X. Hard Words.
69Chapter LXIV. Sir Marmaduke at His Club.
16Chapter XI. Lady Milborough as Ambassador.
70Chapter LXV. Mysterious Agencies.
17Chapter XII. Miss Stanbury's Generosity.
71Chapter LXVI. Of a Quarter of Lamb.
18Chapter XIII. The Honourable Mr. Glascock.
72Chapter LXVII. River's Cottage.
19Chapter XIV. The Clock House at Nuncombe Putney.
73Chapter LXVIII. Major Magruder's Committee.
20Chapter XV. What They Said About It in the Close.
74Chapter LXIX. Sir Marmaduke at Willesden.
21Chapter XVI. Dartmoor.
75Chapter LXX. Shewing What Nora Rowley Thought About Carriages.
22Chapter XVII. A Gentleman Comes to Nuncombe Putney.
76Chapter LXXI. Shewing What Hugh Stanbury Thought About the Duty of Man.
23Chapter XVIII. The Stanbury Correspondence.
77Chapter LXXII. The Delivery of the Lamb.
24Chapter XIX. Bozzle, the Ex-policeman.
78Chapter LXXIII. Dorothy Returns to Exeter.
25Chapter XX. Shewing How Colonel Osborne Went to Cockchaffington.
79Chapter LXXIV. The Lioness Aroused.
26Chapter XXI. Shewing How Colonel Osborne Went to Nuncombe Putney.
80Chapter LXXV. The Rowleys Go Over the Alps.
27Chapter XXII. Shewing How Miss Stanbury Behaved to Her Two Nieces.
81Chapter LXXVI. "We Shall Be So Poor."
28Chapter XXIII. Colonel Osborne and Mr. Bozzle Return to London.
82Chapter LXXVII. The Future Lady Peterborough.
29Chapter XXIV. Niddon Park.
83Chapter LXXVIII. Casalunga.
30Chapter XXV. Hugh Stanbury Smokes His Pipe.
84Chapter LXXIX. "I Can Sleep on the Boards."
31Chapter XXVI. A Third Party is so Objectionable.
85Chapter LXXX. "Will They Despise Him?"
32Chapter XXVII. Mr. Trevelyan's Letter to His Wife.
86Chapter LXXXI. Mr. Glascock is Master.
33Chapter XXVIII. Great Tribulation.
87Chapter LXXXII. Mrs. French's Carving Knife.
34Chapter XXIX. Mr. and Mrs. Outhouse.
88Chapter LXXXIII. Bella Victrix.
35Chapter XXX. Dorothy Makes Up Her Mind.
89Chapter LXXXIV. Self-sacrifice.
36Chapter XXXI. Mr. Brooke Burgess.
90Chapter LXXXV. The Baths of Lucca.
37Chapter XXXII. The "Full Moon" at St. Diddulph's.
91Chapter LXXXVI. Mr. Glascock as Nurse.
38Chapter XXXIII. Hugh Stanbury Smokes Another Pipe.
92Chapter LXXXVII. Mr. Glascock's Marriage Completed.
39Chapter XXXIV. Priscilla's Wisdom.
93Chapter LXXXVIII. Cropper and Burgess.
40Chapter XXXV. Mr. Gibson's Good Fortune.
94Chapter LXXXIX. "I Wouldn't Do It, If I Was You."
41Chapter XXXVI. Miss Stanbury's Wrath.
95Chapter XC. Lady Rowley Conquered.
42Chapter XXXVII. Mont Cenis.
96Chapter XCI. Four O'clock in the Morning.
43Chapter XXXVIII. Verdict of the Jury—"Mad, My Lord."
97Chapter XCII. Trevelyan Discourses on Life.
44Chapter XXXIX. Miss Nora Rowley is Maltreated.
98Chapter XCIII. "Say That You Forgive Me."
45Chapter XL. "C. G."
99Chapter XCIV. A Real Christian.
46Chapter XLI. Shewing What Took Place at St. Diddulph's.
100Chapter XCV. Trevelyan Back in England.
47Chapter XLII. Miss Stanbury and Mr. Gibson Become Two.
101Chapter XCVI. Monkhams.
48Chapter XLIII. Laburnum Cottage.
102Chapter XCVII. Mrs. Brooke Burgess.
49Chapter XLIV. Brooke Burgess Takes Leave of Exeter.
103Chapter XCVIII. Acquitted.
50Chapter XLV. Trevelyan at Venice.
104Chapter XCIX. Conclusion.
51Chapter XLVI. The American Minister.
105Analysis
52Chapter XLVII. About Fishing, and Navigation, and Head-dresses.
106Reflection
53Chapter XLVIII. Mr. Gibson is Punished.
107Memorable Quotes
54Chapter XLIX. Mr. Brooke Burgess After Supper.
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