Christmas at Thompson Hall, Anthony Trollope
Christmas at Thompson Hall, Anthony Trollope
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Christmas at Thompson Hall

Author: Anthony Trollope

Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano, The Crush

Unabridged: 2 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/06/2022


Synopsis

Thompson Hall, redolent of plum pudding and mince pie, green of holly, warmed by omnipotent Victorian fireplaces, awaits the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Brown from the south of France

But they may never make it to Thompson Hall. The story opens in Paris at Le Grand Hotel, where Mr. Brown is down with "a throat condition" - he is unable to travel to England. Only Mrs. Brown is quite determined they will go on.

So begins a Christmas tale complicated and simple, pathetic and farcical, embarrassing, - even risque, though of course it could be read aloud to an assembled Victorian family.

Anthony Trollope was an English novelist and civil servant of the Victorian era. Among his best-known works is a series of novels collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, which revolves around the imaginary county of Barsetshire.

About Anthony Trollope

Anthony Trollope (1815 - 1882) was one of the most successful English novelists during the Victorian era. Among his best-known works is a series of novels collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, but he also wrote novels on political, social, and gender issues as well as other topical matters.


Reviews

This is the last time Trollope would write about Christmas (1882), but not the first. (See Christmas at Kirkby Cottage) Though Thompson Hall is in the title, most of the action takes place in Paris where Mrs. Brown and her husband have stopped to rest and give Mr. Brown a moment to rid himself of a c......more

Goodreads review by Sue

A nice change of pace during this hectic season. I enjoyed this visit to Victorian England in what is in some ways a Christmas story, but in more ways is just a lot of period fun. Trollope is always a keeper.......more

Goodreads review by Ellery

3.5 stars.......more