The Small House at Allington is a novel written by Anthony Trollope. Released from 1862 to 1864 in serial form, it is the fifth novel in Trollope's Chronicles of Barsetshire series and tells of a woman being jilted.
Characters[]
- Lily Dale - a "lively and attractive" woman
- Adolphus Crosbie - a suave man with whom Lily falls in love with
- Lady Alexandrina de Courcy - an aristocratic woman
- Johnny Eames - Lily's suitor
- Squire Christopher Dale - Lily's uncle
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Publisher's summary[]
'She had resolved to trust in everything, and, having so trusted, she would not provide for herself any possibility of retreat.'
Lively and attractive, Lily Dale lives with her mother and sister at the Small House at Allington. She falls passionately in love with the suave Adolphus Crosbie, and is devastated when he abandons her for the aristocratic Lady Alexandrina de Courcy. But Lily has another suitor, Johnny Eames, who has been devoted to her since boyhood. Perhaps she can find renewed happiness in Johnny's courtship?
The Small House at Allington was among the most successful of Trollope's Barsetshire novels, and has retained its popularity among modern readers. This new edition identifies the novel as a subtle study of the heroism and the cost of constancy, drawing out the intense psychological drama which lies at the heart of the story, and how it reflects Trollope's divided feelings about change in a rapidly evolving world.
Sources[]
- Goodreads
- Wikipedia