Oxford World's Classics Lady Anna, (Paperback)

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‘Lady Anna' was published in 1874 after, quite remarkably, Trollope wrote it from start to finish on a voyage to Australia. He said: “‘Lady Anna' is the best thing I ever wrote! Very much! Quite far away above all others!” I'm not sure that I agree with him, but I do understand why he thought tha...

from jensenmk82

Lady Anna is not without moments of interest, but the novel is awfully repetitious and drawn-out. One of the main characters, Daniel Thwaite, is unusually two-dimensional (for Trollope). Lady Anna is notable for the most violent scene that I have ever encountered in Trollope -- handled with remar...

from jensenmk82

Lady Anna is not without moments of interest, but the novel is awfully repetitious and drawn-out. One of the main characters, Daniel Thwaite, is unusually two-dimensional (for Trollope). Lady Anna is notable for the most violent scene that I have ever encountered in Trollope -- handled with remar...

from JBD1

Lots of legal wranglings in this 1874 Trollope novel, which unlike most of them (particularly those I've enjoyed most) is mostly plot without the delightful subplots running through. I enjoyed the complexity of the legal stuff though, and several of the characters (even if some of the main ones w...

from bibliobeck

This was my first taste of Trollope, but I don't expect it to be my last. I found myself swept away on a tale of deep, unrelenting love as the noble born Anna stood by her beau Daniel Thwaite a lowley journeyman tailor. As Anna's mother fights for the right for her own and her daughter's title an...