The Way We Live Now - format ePub

Let the reader be introduced to Lady Carbury, upon whose character and doings much will depend of whatever interest these pages may have, as she sits at her writing-table in her own room in her own house...

Whether or no, she, whom you are to forgive, if you can, did or did not belong to the Upper Ten Thousand of this our English world, I am not prepared to say with any strength of affirmation. By blood...

It is certainly of service to a man to know who were his grandfathers and who were his grandmothers if he entertain an ambition to move in the upper circles of society, and also of service to be able...

Before the reader is introduced to the modest country medical practitioner who is to be the chief personage of the following tale, it will be well that he should be made acquainted with some particulars...

AS all the world knows, the old fortifications of Vienna have been pulled down,-the fortifications which used to surround the centre or kernel of the city; and the vast spaces thus thrown open and forming...

Dr. Finn, of Killaloe, in county Clare, was as well known in those parts,-the confines, that is, of the counties Clare, Limerick, Tipperary, and Galway,-as was the bishop himself who lived in the same...

The Rev. Septimus Harding was, a few years since, a beneficed clergyman residing in the cathedral town of ...; let us call it Barchester. Were we to name Wells or Salisbury, Exeter, Hereford, or Gloucester,...

"The Warden" is the first novel in "The Chronicles of Barsetshire" series and was also Trollope’s first breakthrough novel. It is the story of a devoted priest, beloved by all who know him, and who...

Set in Munich, this is a delightful short story from much-loved author Anthony Trollope. Young English bank clerk Herbert Onslow is working for small German banking firm Heine Brothers, where he encounters...

A single woman in her mid-thirties, Miss Mackenzie receives a sizeable fortune when her brother dies. She must be on her guard as a range of suitors begin to make their interest known. Is it Miss Mackenzie...

Set in Wiltshire, the compassionate yet stubborn Vicar Frank Fenwick and his wife Janet are active members within their local community. They soon find themselves caught up in a range of crises; from...

First published in 1866, Anthony Trollope’s ‘Travelling Sketches’ is a series of eight short sketches based around the topic of travel. Each of the eight essays deals with a different type of traveller...

Sir Harry Hotspur is forced to rewrite his will after the death of his only son and heir. Keen that the ancestral property Humblethwaite Hall should go to his daughter Emily, Sir Harry must find away...

‘The Way We Live Now’ is perhaps the most famous of all Anthony Trollope’s novels, and widely considered his masterpiece. A 19th century classic, it follows the tale of the mysterious Augustus Melmotte...

Initially published anonymously, Anthony Trollope’s ‘Linda Tressel’ follows the story of a young orphan girl. Set in Nuremburg, the young Linda’s religious Aunt Charlotte comes to look after her, and...

Pièce maitresse, monument en maturité littéraire dans l’œuvre de Trollope, Les tours de Barchester, est incontestablement le roman le plus abouti du cycle des Chroniques de Barsetshire. Maniant le particulier...

« Lady Mason, il faut l’avouer, était attrayante dans son chagrin. Son visage avait encore un doux coloris, sa main était toujours petite et douce, et ses cheveux étaient, comme jadis, bruns et lustrés....

Dans 'Le Domaine de Belton', Anthony Trollope explore les complexités des relations humaines à travers le prisme de la propriété foncière et des dynamiques sociales de l'Angleterre victorienne. L'intrigue,...

Clara Amedroz, toujours célibataire à 25 ans, est la seule fille du vieux châtelain de Belton Castle (Somersetshire). Ce dernier a dilapidé sa fortune pour assouvir les extravagances de son fils, qui...

Roman traduit de l’anglais par : Alain Jumeau Les Enfants du duc est le sixième et dernier roman du cycle des « Palliser Novels », dont les cinq premiers sont parus chez Albin Michel. Le héros récurrent...

Dans cet ample roman victorien aux ramifications multiples, le centre de gravité est occupé par Augustus Melmotte, un financier véreux qui lance une vaste opération spéculative en Angleterre et en Amérique...

Roman traduit de l’anglais, préfacé et annoté par Alain Jumeau   Le révérend Mark Robarts, qui occupe la cure de Framley, dans le Barset, et Ludovic Lufton, lord et futur maître du manoir de Framley,...

Dans "Le Domaine de Belton", Anthony Trollope explore les thèmes de la propriété, de l'héritage et des relations humaines au sein de la société victorienne. Ce roman, caractérisé par un style narratif...

Dans l’Angleterre victorienne, Margaret Mackenzie, vieille fille de 35 ans, reçoit tout à coup un bel héritage. Bientôt, les prétendants se pressent... Désemparée, elle hésite entre son cousin John Ball,...

Le Docteur Thorne, qui a valu à Anthony Trollope son plus grand succès, constitue (en 1858) l’une des premières apparitions dans le roman anglais du personnage du médecin, appelé à un bel avenir littéraire....

Dans une Angleterre victorienne corsetée pas les convenances, Rachel vit avec sa mère, Mrs Ray, et sa sœur aînée, Mrs Prime, dans un cottage près de Baslehurst. Lors d’une promenade, Rachel fait la connaissance...

La collection 'L'amour, le Crime et le Surnaturel en 8 Livres Classiques' explore un éventail captivant de thèmes allant de l'intensité des passions humaines aux recoins obscurs de la criminalité, en...

Every one remembers the severity of the Christmas of 187-. I will not designate the year more closely, lest I should enable those who are too curious to investigate the circumstances of this story, and...

Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) was a well known English novelist of the Victorian era. Among his most successfull works is a series of novels known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, which revolve aournd...

In the latter days of July in the year 185-, a most important question was for ten days hourly asked in the cathedral city of Barchester, and answered every hour in various ways-Who was to be the new...

Murder is a hard act to follow. The only thing Mabel knows for sure is that the butler didn't do it.All the drama doesn't take place on the stage at the Glenhaven Drama Festival. A collection of amateur...

After a horrific car accident leaves Mallory Davis in a deep coma, her mother, Anne, refuses to let go even when doctors declare her condition hopeless. In a desperate bid to bring her daughter back,...

The Lonely Road is a harrowing descent into the uncharted depths of the human psyche, where denial, trauma, and repressed darkness collide. Lance is a young man haunted by a past he can't face and choices...

Who would want to kill a shady shrink? Well, someone got Gold! Dr. Alexander Gold, to be exact, a shady shrink, whose slogan "You've Got Gold!" made him into a household name. When he's found dead at...

Note to self: no matter how desperate you are, do not move in with someone you just met. They may end up as your best friend, or a serial killer. Turns out, Vic is both. 

Hurricane Josephine, the earliest and strongest on record, hits Florida's Gold Coast, and the devastation of South Beach and the Miami Metro area and the count of the dead and displaced staggers the nation.The...

Fifteen year old Christopher is about to embark on an investigation...Lots of things are mysteries. But that doesn't mean there isn't an answer to them.It was 7 minutes after midnight. The dog was lying...

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That dumbshit map. I'd been seduced by it. Seduced by its possibilities. That map had brought me here ... That map had been a serious mistake'The map in question is of Australia, stumbled across in...

Her gingersnaps are as tart as her comebacks... Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder is the first mouth-watering novel in the Hannah Swensen crime series from acclaimed author Joanne Fluke. Packed full of delicious...

SOMETIMES WHEN YOU LOVE SOMEONE... YOU LIEThe bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama Fool Me Once explores the dangers of obsession in this #1 bestselling suspense thriller. Six years...

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The most famous by far of all twentieth-century political allegories, Animal Farm is the account of a group of barnyard animals who revolt against their vicious human master, only to submit to a tyranny...

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A small coastal town. A librarian's deadly discovery. A murder mystery filled with secrets, lies, and faith.For twelve years, librarian Lilly Cooper has been Weyport's keeper of secrets, collecting whispered...

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Noelle Winters planned the perfect engagement party for her best friend Zoey, culminating in a heartfelt toast to a future filled with love and happiness. But as the final guests linger, champagne glasses...

A ghost hunter falls to her death at a haunted lighthouse—but was it really the spirits, or something far more sinister? Demelza Pascoe must uncover the truth before the killer strikes again.When paranormal...