Oxford University Press, 1974. Book. Very Good Minus. Mass Market Paperback. Fourth Impression. Moderate cover wear. A few creased pg corners. Spine is tight; pgs are unmarked. THE DUKE'S CHILDREN, the last of the six Palliser novels, brings to an end the story of Plantagenet Palliser, Trollope's own favorite character among his fictional creations. The Duchess of Omnium--the beloved Lady Glencora--has died, and the Duke must cope alone with his three children. His son Lord Silverbridge and his daughter Lady Mary are especially troublesome: each contemplates an unsuitable (i.e., downwardly mobile) marriage, Silverbridge with an American girl, Mary with the penniless son of a country squire. The novel comprises a portrait of the duke as man and father rather than as a politician..

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Plantagenet Palliser, the Duke of Omnium and former Prime Minister of England, is widowed and wracked by grief. Struggling to adapt to life without his beloved Lady Glencora, he works hard to guide and support his three adult children. Palliser soon discovers, however, that his own plans for them are very different from their desires. Sent down from university in disgrace, his two sons quickly begin to run up gambling debts. His only daughter, meanwhile, longs passionately to marry the poor son of a county squire against her father's will. But while the Duke's dearest wishes for the three are thwarted one by one, he ultimately comes to understand that parents can learn from their own children. The final volume in the Palliser novels, The Duke's Children (1880) is a compelling exploration of wealth, pride and ultimately the strength of love.

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Bookseller: The Unskoolbookshop (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 019574
Title: The Duke's Children
Author: Trollope, Anthony
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Minus
Edition: Fourth Impression
ISBN 10: 0192811487
ISBN 13: 9780192811486
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Place of Publication: Oxford
Date Published: 1974
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction for Grownups and Older Kids;

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