The Claverings (Annotated) - Enriched Edition A Victorian Romance of Courtship Class Inheritance and Moral Compromise

Anthony Trollope

Casa editrice: e-artnow

Sinossi

The Claverings (1867) is one of Anthony Trollope's incisive studies of love, ambition, and moral compromise within the Victorian social order. Centered on Harry Clavering, whose engagement to the steadfast Florence Burton is threatened by the reappearance of the brilliant and widowed Lady Ongar, the novel examines desire as both private emotion and social transaction. Written in Trollope's characteristically lucid, ironic, and companionable narrative voice, it belongs to the mid-Victorian tradition of realist fiction, where courtship plots become instruments for scrutinizing class, money, gender, and conscience. Trollope, already celebrated for the Barsetshire novels, brought to The Claverings his deep knowledge of English institutions, domestic life, and professional aspiration. His career in the Post Office, his travel, and his attentive observation of middle- and upper-class society gave him unusual insight into the practical pressures shaping moral decisions. The novel reflects his enduring concern with how ordinary weakness, rather than melodramatic villainy, determines human fate. Readers who admire psychologically acute realism will find The Claverings richly rewarding. It is especially recommended to those interested in Victorian marriage plots, ethical ambiguity, and Trollope's humane yet unsparing portrait of social life.

This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- An Author Biography reveals milestones in the author's life, illuminating the personal insights behind the text.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.

Disponibile da: 26/11/2023.

Lunghezza di stampa: 2865 pagine.

Altri libri che potrebbero interessarti

Heart Sings

L. Dreamer

What happens when someone from Thomas's past threatens her and her family's future? When the Millers begin a new chapter in their lives, not even a year in the harsh environment of the Klondike could have prepared them for the types of obstacles they’ll face. Thomas and Rachel will need to rely on their bond like never before to overcome the threat neither saw coming. Will they be strong enough to weather the storm? And can they trust each other to make the right decisions for their family, even if it might end in heartbreak?

Mostra libro

Beautiful Mistakes

Felice Stevens

Wolf 
Desire: What Wolf struggles with from the moment he sees Spencer Hawkins the first day of college. 
Fear: Not a word in Wolf’s vocabulary except when it comes to facing his feelings for Spencer. 
Lust: What he gives in to that changes everything between them. And his life forever. 
Denial: Something Wolf is all too familiar with—denying who he is and who he wants. It’s better this way, even if it’s tearing him and his friendship apart. 
Spencer: 
Hide: What Spencer does best. He hides from everyone, especially himself and the crazy attraction to Wolf he can’t shake. Walls: Spencer throws them up to protect himself from all the hurts life heaps on him—his mother’s death, his father’s indifference, and the men who share his bed and walk away. 
Betrayal: Not by just anyone. By Wolf. The one man he can’t forget. Or forgive. 
Want: Spencer wants to live in the moment, but he can’t stop thinking about that night. And it doesn’t help that he and Wolf keep knocking heads…and locking lips. 
Love: What those two idiots need to realize is happening between them. What started out as their ugliest regret could end up being the most beautiful mistake they ever made.

Mostra libro

System Overload

Saxon James

Keller 
Banging my son’s bestie was a total accident that will never, ever happen again. I’m sure of it. 
While he might be gorgeous and caught me in a weak moment, when it comes right down to it, my son has been my entire life for the last twenty-six years. I don’t know how to be anything other than his dad. 
But with Molly heading off to Seattle, he leaves me with a parting gift: Will. 
His best friend. 
And my new roommate. 
Still, I’m determined to focus on my plan of finding someone to settle down with and to start living for me. 
Then Molly hits me with another gift: he’s asked Will to help find me the perfect partner. 
Will 
Molly leaving me to run away across the country made one thing very obvious. I crave stability. I crave a life where I get to control what happens to me, without the constant threat of having to move home to my homophobic family. 
All I need to focus on is work and making enough money for the downpayment on my own place. 
Except now I’m living in the spare bedroom of the man I’ve been in love with for years. 
The same bedroom where we had one very messy, very quick, accidental frot sesh. 
Now I’m cooking for him every night, and we’re working out together every morning. It’s all feeling very domestic and my heart can’t separate reality from the fantasies in my head. 
I know I’m going to get hurt. 
It’s only a matter of time. 
But when it comes to Keller, it’s impossible for me to walk away.

Mostra libro

Trial by Fire

BA Tortuga

One Aussie. One Texan. One baby. One hell of a fight. 
When his sister and her husband are killed in an accident, Aussie cattle station owner Lachlan McCoughey rushes to Texas to rescue their infant daughter, Chloe. He expects to find his niece living in squalor with the Sheffields, a rodeo family. 
Instead, Lachlan finds Holden Sheffield, a salt-of-the-earth cowboy running a huge business operation. They want to explore their mutual attraction despite the many problems thrown their way, and together, they must find a way to give Chloe a new family and find a love that spans thousands of acres and two continents.

Mostra libro

Coming of (Middle) Age

MG Allan

Nearing fifty and recently out of a toxic relationship, Gem assumes romance is a thing of his past, something for guys in their twenties. Then he meets Gregg, who makes him think twice about this assumption.
Gregg takes him on a nostalgic date through their shared cinematic past, visiting a museum that recreates sets from classic eighties coming of age films. As they tour the exhibits, which feels like traveling through time, they share laughter, swap stories, and it feels like two pieces of a puzzle snapping together.
By the end of the date, Gregg can't help asking himself: Is it ever too late to find yourself in the center of an epic love story?

Mostra libro

The Celestial

Barry Brennessel

Hardened beyond his nineteen years, Todd Webster Morgan is determined to find gold high in the Sierra Nevadas. But his dream is violently upended. Complicating matters even more, he meets a young Chinese immigrant named Lâo Jian, whose own dreams of finding gold have been quashed by violence.

But life back in Sacramento isn't any easier. Todd's mother struggles to make ends meet. His invalid uncle becomes increasingly angry. Todd seeks employment with little success. Meanwhile his friendship with Lâo Jian turns to love. But their relationship is strained as anti-Chinese sentiment grows.

Todd vows not to lose Lâo Jian. The couple must risk everything to make a life for themselves. A life that requires facing fear and prejudice head on.

Won Gold Medal in the 2012 Foreword Reviews Book of the Year Awards and was a Finalist in the 25th Annual Lambda Literary Awards.

Mostra libro