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An Eye for an Eye

Anthony Trollope, Sheba Blake

Publisher: Sheba Blake Publishing

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Summary

British novelist Anthony Trollope is best known for chronicling many facets of family life and society in the fictional county of Barsetshire. Although An Eye for an Eye is not officially a part of the Barsetshire Chronicles, the novel explores many of the same issues that made that series so popular, including nuanced moral dilemmas and subtle shades of familial tension and discord.

Available since: 12/01/2021.

Print length: 140 pages.

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