Doctor Thorne - Anthony Trollope - Books -  - 9798597816982 - January 26, 2021
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Doctor Thorne

There is a county in the west of England not so full of life, indeed, nor so widely spoken of as some of its manufacturing leviathan brethren in the north, but which is, nevertheless, very dear to those who know it well. Its green pastures, its waving wheat, its deep and shady and-let us add-dirty lanes, its paths and stiles, its tawny-coloured, well-built rural churches, its avenues of beeches, and frequent Tudor mansions, its constant county hunt, its social graces, and the general air of clanship which pervades it, has made it to its own inhabitants a favoured land of Goshen. It is purely agricultural; agricultural in its produce, agricultural in its poor, and agricultural in its pleasures. There are towns in it, of course; dépôts from whence are brought seeds and groceries, ribbons and fire-shovels; in which markets are held and county balls are carried on; which return members to Parliament, generally-in spite of Reform Bills, past, present, and coming-in accordance with the dictates of some neighbouring land magnate ...

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released January 26, 2021
ISBN13 9798597816982
Pages 428
Dimensions 127 × 203 × 24 mm   ·   462 g
Language English  

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