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The Small House at Allington

Door Anthony Trollope

Categorie
Engels
Boeknummer
#384520-UE14
Titel
The Small House at Allington
Auteur
Trollope, Anthony
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
London/New York : Everyman's Library
Jaar van uitgave
1970
ISBN10
0460003615
ISBN13
9780460003612
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original red boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, 8vo.
Samenvatting
Lily Dale is sublimely happy when she becomes engaged to Adolphus Crosbie, assistant secretary in a government agency. Lily is the niece of Squire Dale, an embittered old bachelor fixedly stuck in the "Great House" at Allington. Crosbie spends a weekend away from Lily, and becomes attracted to Lady Alexandrina De Courcy, Who is from a noble Family. He asks for her hand in marriage, jilting he former love, Lily. John Eames, a young government clerk, has loved Lily Dale for years. He tries to get Lily to notice him after she gets jilted, but she still loves Crosbie, and maintains her love for him despite his treachery. Crosbie, however, soon finds that his noble bride brings no money into the marriage, but continues to spend it as though she had. His "noble"marriage is a ... (Lees verder)debacle from start to finish. All Lily's friends urge her toward Eames, but Lily stubbornly clings to her hopeless love.
Pagina's
583
Conditie
Redelijk — Tears in dust jacket repaired with tape, verso dust jacket browned and clipped; waterstain on cut, spine discoloured.
Prijs
€ 8,00

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