
The Palliser Novels: Complete 6 Book Collection (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Including the Autobiography of the AuthorBy Anthony TrollopeLength182h 34m
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The Palliser Novels: Complete 6 Book Collection gathers Can You Forgive Her?, Phineas Finn, The Eustace Diamonds, Phineas Redux, The Prime Minister, and The Duke's Children into a monumental study of Victorian political, social, and domestic life. Written with Trollope's characteristic lucidity, irony, and psychological tact, the sequence follows Plantagenet Palliser, Lady Glencora, and a wide constellation of MPs, heiresses, adventurers, and reformers. Its realism belongs to the great nineteenth-century tradition, yet its sustained attention to parliamentary procedure, marriage, property, and moral compromise gives it a distinctive institutional depth. Anthony Trollope, one of Victorian England's most industrious and perceptive novelists, brought to fiction the habits of observation formed during his long career in the Post Office and his intimate knowledge of British social systems. His unsuccessful parliamentary candidacy in 1868 sharpened his understanding of political ambition and public life, while his humane temperament enabled him to portray weakness, duty, and desire without melodrama. This collection is indispensable for readers interested in the Victorian novel at its most capacious and intelligent. It offers political history as lived experience, social comedy with ethical seriousness, and characters whose dilemmas remain strikingly modern.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreGeneral Fiction, Literary Classics
Length182 hrs 34 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 11, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
46VOLUME II (pt. 6)
2Introduction
47PHINEAS REDUX
3Author Biography
48VOLUME I. (pt. 1)
4Historical Context
49VOLUME I. (pt. 2)
5Synopsis (Selection)
50VOLUME I. (pt. 3)
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6CAN YOU FORGIVE HER?
51VOLUME I. (pt. 4)
7VOLUME I. (pt. 1)
52VOLUME I. (pt. 5)
8VOLUME I. (pt. 2)
53VOLUME I. (pt. 6)
9VOLUME I. (pt. 3)
54VOLUME II. (pt. 1)
10VOLUME I. (pt. 4)
55VOLUME II. (pt. 2)
11VOLUME I. (pt. 5)
56VOLUME II. (pt. 3)
12VOLUME I. (pt. 6)
57VOLUME II. (pt. 4)
13VOLUME I. (pt. 7)
58VOLUME II. (pt. 5)
14VOLUME II. (pt. 1)
59VOLUME II. (pt. 6)
15VOLUME II. (pt. 2)
60THE PRIME MINISTER
16VOLUME II. (pt. 3)
61VOLUME I (pt. 1)
17VOLUME II. (pt. 4)
62VOLUME I (pt. 2)
18VOLUME II. (pt. 5)
63VOLUME I (pt. 3)
19VOLUME II. (pt. 6)
64VOLUME I (pt. 4)
20VOLUME II. (pt. 7)
65VOLUME I (pt. 5)
21PHINEAS FINN
66VOLUME I (pt. 6)
22VOLUME I (pt. 1)
67VOLUME II (pt. 1)
23VOLUME I (pt. 2)
68VOLUME II (pt. 2)
24VOLUME I (pt. 3)
69VOLUME II (pt. 3)
25VOLUME I (pt. 4)
70VOLUME II (pt. 4)
26VOLUME I (pt. 5)
71VOLUME II (pt. 5)
27VOLUME I (pt. 6)
72VOLUME II (pt. 6)
28VOLUME II (pt. 1)
73THE DUKE'S CHILDREN (pt. 1)
29VOLUME II (pt. 2)
74THE DUKE'S CHILDREN (pt. 2)
30VOLUME II (pt. 3)
75THE DUKE'S CHILDREN (pt. 3)
31VOLUME II (pt. 4)
76THE DUKE'S CHILDREN (pt. 4)
32VOLUME II (pt. 5)
77THE DUKE'S CHILDREN (pt. 5)
33VOLUME II (pt. 6)
78THE DUKE'S CHILDREN (pt. 6)
34THE EUSTACE DIAMONDS
79THE DUKE'S CHILDREN (pt. 7)
35VOLUME I (pt. 1)
80THE DUKE'S CHILDREN (pt. 8)
36VOLUME I (pt. 2)
81THE DUKE'S CHILDREN (pt. 9)
37VOLUME I (pt. 3)
82THE DUKE'S CHILDREN (pt. 10)
38VOLUME I (pt. 4)
83AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY (pt. 1)
39VOLUME I (pt. 5)
84AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY (pt. 2)
40VOLUME I (pt. 6)
85AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY (pt. 3)
41VOLUME II (pt. 1)
86AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY (pt. 4)
42VOLUME II (pt. 2)
87AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY (pt. 5)
43VOLUME II (pt. 3)
88Analysis
44VOLUME II (pt. 4)
89Reflection
45VOLUME II (pt. 5)
90Memorable Quotes