Sir Harry Hotspur, Anthony Trollope
Sir Harry Hotspur, Anthony Trollope
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Sir Harry Hotspur

Author: Anthony Trollope

Narrator: Peter Joyce

Unabridged: 8 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/12/2006

Categories: Fiction, Classic

Synopsis

A man of conscience, duty, and tradition, an immature, impressionable girl of supreme virtue and perhaps the greatest cad in English Literature are the chief protagonists of this tale. Tragedy falls upon the House of Humblethwaite. Sir Harry Hotspur's son dies at 21 years of age. There is no other male heir save a second cousin, a scapegrace seemingly beyond redemption. Can Sir Harry's daughter, Emily, effect a miracle and hold property and title together by an affectionate and honourable marriage to such a fellow, or is the demise of the ancient Hotspur family and all it stands for inevitable? "A novel can hardly be made interesting or successful without love. It is necessary because the passion is one which interests or has interested all. Everyone feels it, has felt it or expects to feel it." ---The Author

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

Goodreads review by John on January 07, 2025

I read Barchester Towers at least 20 years ago and liked it fine but of all the ages of British literature the Victorian is the one with which I usually vibe least -- naturally I can enjoy a Dickens yarn and Hardy is great but I'm drawn much more to Defoe and all the weirdos of the 18c. But I'm alwa......more

Goodreads review by Daniel on July 25, 2020

If you happen to be looking for a typical Victorian novel complete with barons, ladies, scoundrels, and coquettish women, then this book will be something of a discovery. It’s set in the late 1860s and tells a classic be-careful-of-what-you-wish-for story. Trollope’s writing in Humblethwaite is calm......more

Goodreads review by Katie on December 12, 2022

An interesting Anthony Trollope. I loved a lot of it, but the ending wasn't quite what I wanted.......more

Goodreads review by David on March 29, 2007

The short, but sad, story of Sir Harry. He wanted to make a fitting marriage for his only daughter, Emily, by marrying her to a cousin who would inherit his title. He had reservations about this plan, based on the character of the cousin, and it soon proved to be a mistake. But too late! Emily was i......more

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