The Small House at AllingtonLA CASE Books, 1868 - Всего страниц: 719 The Small House at Allington is the fifth novel in Anthony Trollope's series known as the "Chronicles of Barsetshire". It first appeared as a serial in the 1862 July to December edition of the Cornhill Magazine, and ended its run in the July to December edition of the following year. It was later published 1864 as a two volume novel. It is the fifth book in the Chronicles of Barsetshire series, preceded by Framley Parsonage and followed by The Last Chronicle of Barset. It enjoyed a revival in popularity in the early 1990s when the British prime minister, John Major, declared it as his favourite book. The Small House at Allington concerns the Dale family, who live in the "Small House", a dower house intended for the widowed mother (Dowager) of the owner of the estate. The landowner, in this instance, is the bachelor Squire of Allington, Christopher Dale. Dale's mother having died, he has allocated the Small House, rent free, to his widowed sister-in-law and her daughters Isabella ("Bell") and Lilian ("Lily"). |
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... course, he is older than John Eames; and, as he has been longer at it, I suppose he has more than eighty pounds a year.” “I am not in Mr. Crosbie's confidence. He is in the General Committee Office, I know; and, I believe, has pretty ...
... course, accompanied the girls home; and as she stepped out from the still open window of her own drawing-room, she saw them all on the centre of the lawn before her. “There's mamma,” said Lily. “Mamma, Mr. Crosbie wants to play croquet ...
... course, I should like to do something. I mean—” “You mean that it is painful to part with old friends; and I'm sure that we all feel that at parting with you. But you'll have a holiday sometimes, and then we shall see you.” “Yes; of course ...
... course I love you.” And then, upon hearing these words, Amelia threw herself into his arms. As the folding doors between the two rooms were not closed, and as Miss Spruce was sitting in her easy chair immediately opposite to them, it ...
... course, that sort of thing; but it is so uncommon dangerous! Where would you be now with such a girl as that for your wife?” Such had been the caution given by Cradell to his friend. And now, just as he was starting for Allington, Eames ...