The Small House at Allington (Paperback)

from etxgardener

The penultimate novel in Trollope's Barsetshire series, this novel primarily concerns the Dale family:, although it also introduces us to Plantagenet Pallister, the heir to the mighty Duke of Omnium and to hi soon-to-be-wife, Lady Glencora, who will be the main characters in Trollope's multi-volu...

from Donna828

I love these little journeys with Anthony Trollope into a past way of life. It is hard to believe that people could have been so petty while being so pretentious. In Book No. 5 of the Barsetshire Chronicles, love, money, and marriage are examined carefully through the actions of two love triangle...

from stillatim

Yet another in the long line of novels where I prefer the down to earth, solid, dependable woman to the charming, flirty, romantic woman; if Trollope's autobiography is to be believed, he agrees with me: Bell, not Lily! C'mon people! Bell's the one who recognizes that "everything that is, is wron...

from littlegeek

Enjoyed it, but Lily Dale gets wearing to this 21st century readers. As usual, the Trollopian way with all characters is on display. Especially delicious: the squire, the earl, Lady Julia, Hopkins, everyone at Burton Crescent.

from DieFledermaus

This novel, the fifth in Trollope's Barsetshire series, actually takes place far from Barchester, in the country. Lily Dale, the heroine, is jilted by her fiance and spend the rest of the book dealing with it. Adolphus Crosbie - her ex-fiance - ends up marrying Lady Alexandrina of the de Courcys....