The Small House At Allington (Owc) * 2014

*A novel whose captivating heroine, Lily Dale, divides readers' opinion, and whose dilemma reflects more widely on relations between the sexes and social change.
*The fifth novel in Trollope's Barchester series, The Small House at Allington revolves around courtships and the social codes that define the lives of its characters.
*Dinah Birch's new edition identifies the novel as a subtle study of the heroism and the cost of constancy, drawing out the intense psychological drama which lies at the heart of the story, and how it reflects Trollope's divided feelings about change in
a rapidly evolving world.
*Includes a unique Appendix by Nicholas Shrimpton on the Barsetshire novels and the Church.
*Includes Trollope's general introduction to the Chronicles of Barstshire, Trollope's map of Barsetshire, a Biographical Preface, Notes and an up-to-date Bibliography.

'She had resolved to trust in everything, and, having so trusted, she would not provide for herself any possibility of retreat.'

Lively and attractive, Lily Dale lives with her mother and sister at the Small House at Allington. She falls passionately in love with the urbane Adolphus Crosbie, and is devastated when he abandons her for the aristocratic Lady Alexandrina de Courcy.
But Lily has another suitor, Johnny Eames, who has been devoted to her since boyhood. Perhaps she can find renewed happiness in Johnny's courtship?

The Small House at Allington was among the most successful of Trollope's Barsetshire novels, and has retained its popularity among modern readers. Lily Dale's stubborn constancy is a troubling reflection of Trollope's divided feelings about the need for
progress and reform in the context of liberal thought and politics. Her story is a subtle exploration of loyalty and ambition, and the pressure for change in a rapidly evolving world.