Penguin Phineas Redux Троллоп Энтони

Сын обанкротившегося землевладельца, Фрэнк Грэшем намерен жениться на своей возлюбленной Мэри Торн, несмотря на ее незаконнорожденность и бедность. Однако амбициозная мать и надменная тетя Фрэнка настроены против этого брака и подталкивают его спасти заложенное имущество семьи, удачно женившись на богатой наследнице. Только любящий дядя Мэри, доктор Торн, знает тайну ее рождения и состояние, которое она унаследует, что изменит отношение к ней семьи Фрэнка, но принципиальный доктор считает, что они должны принять ее, не зная о ее богатстве. Роман "Доктор Торн" - красноречивое исследование взаимоотношений между обществом, деньгами и моралью, - неизменно популярен благодаря нежному изображению Энтони Троллопом сельской английской жизни и обманчиво простому изображению человеческой натуры

Anthony Trollope's The Warden is the first of his well-loved Chronicles of Barsetshire, edited with an introduction and notes by Robin Gilmour in Penguin Classics • The tranquil atmosphere of the cathedral town of Barchester is shattered when a scandal breaks concerning the financial affairs of a Church-run almshouse for elderly men. In the ensuing furore, Septimus Harding, the almshouse's well-meaning warden, finds himself pitted against his daughter's suitor Dr John Bold, a zealous local reformer. Matters are not improved when Harding's abrasive son-in law, Archdeacon Grantly, leaps into the fray to defend him against a campaign Bold begins in the national press. An affectionate and wittily satirical view of the workings of the Church of England, The Warden is also a subtle exploration of the rights and wrongs of moral crusades and, in its account of Harding's intensely felt personal drama, a moving depiction of the private impact of public affairs

The Penguin English Library Edition of The Warden by Anthony Trollope • 'It was so hard that the pleasant waters of his little stream should be disturbed and muddied ... that his quiet paths should be made a battlefield: that the unobtrusive corner of the world which been allotted to him ... made miserable and unsound' • Trollope's witty, satirical story of a quiet cathedral town shaken by scandal - as the traditional values of Septimus Harding are attacked by zealous reformers and ruthless newspapers - is a drama of conscience that pits individual integrity against worldly ambition. In The Warden Anthony Trollope brought the fictional county of Barsetshire to life, peopled by a cast of brilliantly realised characters that have made him among the supreme chroniclers of the minutiae of Victorian England

After the death of old Dr Grantly, a bitter struggle begins over who will succeed him as Bishop of Barchester. And when the decision is finally made to appoint the evangelical Dr Proudie, rather than the son of the old bishop, Archdeacon Grantly, resentment and suspicion threaten to cause deep divisions within the diocese. Trollope's masterly depiction of the plotting and back-stabbing that ensues lies at the heart of one of the most vivid and comic of his Barsetshire novels, peopled by such very different figures as the saintly Warden of Hiram's Hospital, Septimus Harding, the ineffectual but well-meaning new bishop and his terrifying wife, and the oily chaplain Mr Slope who has designs on Mr Harding's daughter

Когда преподобного Джосайю Кроули, обедневшего викария Хогглстока, обвиняют в краже, это вызывает публичный скандал, сотрясающий мир Барсетшира. Кроули отчаянно пытаются сохранять достоинство, в то время как общество избегает их, но скандал угрожает разлучить их и общество в целом • Опираясь на свой собственный детский опыт благородной бедности, в своем романе "Последняя хроника Барсета" Энтони Троллоп дает кропотливо реалистичное описание испытаний семьи, стремящейся поддерживать свои стандарты любой ценой. Благодаря чувствительному изображению гордой и склонной к саморазрушению фигуры Кроули, этот заключительный том является самым мрачным и сложным из всех романов Барсетшира • Книга на английском языке • When Reverend Josiah Crawley, the impoverished curate of Hogglestock, is accused of theft it causes a public scandal, sending shockwaves through the world of Barsetshire

Плантагенет Паллисер, премьер-министр Англии - человек могущественный и престижный, со всем сопутствующим ему происхождением и унаследованным богатством, - потрясен неумолимым возвышением Фердинанда Лопеса. Экзотический самозванец, появившийся, казалось бы, из ниоткуда, мгновенно покорил общество. Но когда он заключает социально выгодный брак, Паллисер должен решить, поддержать ли Лопеса на дополнительных выборах или выставить его авантюристом, охотящегося за состоянием жены • Роман Энтони Троллопа "Премьер-министр" - о социальной, сексуальной и внутренней политике - поднимает один из самых насущных вопросов в правительстве: может ли высокоморальный джентльмен стать эффективным лидером • Книга на английском языке • Plantaganet Palliser, Prime Minister of England - a man of power and prestige, with all the breeding and inherited wealth that goes with it - is appalled at the inexorable rise of Ferdinand Lopez

Engaged to the ambitious and self-serving Adolphus Crosbie, Lily Dale is devastated when he jilts her for the aristocratic Lady Alexandrina. Although crushed by his faithlessness, Lily still believes she is bound to her unworthy former fiance for life and therefore condemned to remain single after his betrayal. And when a more deserving suitor pays his addresses, she is unable to see past her feelings for Crosbie. Written when Trollope was at the height of his popularity, The Small House at Allington (1864) contains his most admired heroine in Lily Dale - a young woman of independent spirit who nonetheless longs to be loved - and is a moving dramatization of the ways in which personal dilemmas are affected by social pressures

Plantagenet Palliser, the Duke of Omnium and former Prime Minister of England, is widowed and wracked by grief. Struggling to adapt to life without his beloved Lady Glencora, he works hard to guide and support his three adult children. Palliser soon discovers, however, that his own plans for them are very different from their desires. Sent down from university in disgrace, his two sons quickly begin to run up gambling debts. His only daughter, meanwhile, longs passionately to marry the poor son of a county squire against her father's will. But while the Duke's dearest wishes for the three are thwarted one by one, he ultimately comes to understand that parents can learn from their own children. The final volume in the Palliser novels, The Duke's Children (1880) is a compelling exploration of wealth, pride and ultimately the strength of love

Following the death of her husband Sir Florian, beautiful Lizzie Eustace mysteriously comes into possession of a hugely expensive diamond necklace. She maintains it was a gift from her husband, but the Eustace lawyers insist she give it up, and while her cousin Frank takes her side, her new lover Lord Fawn states that he will only marry her if the necklace is surrendered. As gossip and scandal intensify, Lizzie's truthfulness is thrown into doubt, and, in her desire to keep the jewels, she is driven to increasingly desperate acts. The third in Trollope's Palliser series, The Eustace Diamonds bears all the hallmarks of his later works, blending dark cynicism with humour and a keen perception of human nature

It's 1969, and the times are changing. America is about to land a man on the moon, the Vietnamese war is in full swing, and racial tension is on the rise. Things just aren't as simple as they used to be - at least, not for Rabbit Angstrom. His wife has left him with his teenage son, his job is under threat and his mother is dying. Suddenly, into his confused life - and home - comes Jill, an eighteen-year-old runaway who becomes his lover. But when she invites her friend to stay, a young black radical named Skeeter, the pair's fragile harmony soon begins to fail

Энтони Троллоп (1815-1882) принадлежит к числу великих викторианских писателей, а его книги - лучшие образцы из произведений английских авторов. "Троллоп убивает меня своим мастерством", - писал о нем в дневнике Лев Толстой • Троллоп, по его словам, стремился показать "христианскую добродетель и христианское ханжество", выставить на суд общества и высмеять все тайные помыслы, эгоизм во всех его проявлениях. Воспринимать окружающий мир только как часть своих интересов, возможно ли это? Эта тема как никогда актуальна и сегодня • "Барчестерские башни" - один из романов, принадлежащих к большому циклу "Барсетширских хроник", по нему был снят популярнейший британский телесериал с участием Алана Рикмана, Дональда Плезенса и других звезд

Anthony Trollope was well aware that the seemingly parochial power struggles that determine the action of Barchester Towers – struggles whose comic possibilities he exploits to hilarious effect – actually went to the heart of mid-Victorian English society, and had, in other times and other guises, led to civil war and constitutional upheaval. That awareness heightens the comedy and intensifies the drama in this magnificent novel and it transforms the story of a fight for ascendency among the clergy and dependants of a great English cathedral into something fundamental and universal. Barchester Towers is the second of Trollope's six Barchester Novels, all published by Everyman's Library