A scathing criticism of social climbing underlies this unsettling story by Frances Eleanor Trollope, sister-in-law to Anthony and daughter-in-law to Frances Milton Trollope. Published in 1876, A Charming Fellow is a serious exploration of a bitterly unhappy marriage and its consequences, as seen through the eyes of diverse, well-drawn characters. (Summary by Angela Rowland)
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Keywords that describe the book:
social criticism, tragedy, satire, marriage, social climbing
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Carolin and Lyn,
Thanks for stepping up so quickly! This IS an interesting book...I think you'll like it, even though it's quite dark. I'll be on a trip this week and will start recording when I return.
-Angie
It does. And Anjela is a great reader. You are going to have fun as her dpl!
The etext you linked to as only volume I. Please add the links to the other 2 volumes.
Love gothic novels? Try Children Of The Abbey. Like surprising mysteries? Try The Amathist Cross. Looking for an easy read? Try Harriet's Choice.
Yes, thanks, Stav. I need to make these corrections to the page: Add the letters "ers" at the end to finish the word "characters." And add these two links for the 2nd and 3rd volume. Carolin, can you do this? I don't know how to make a change now that the page is launched. Or you can tell me how to do it!
easily fixed: there is an "edit" button on the top right corner of every one of your posts, if you click it, you will be able to fix whatever you want
i had already fixed your summary in the database, and the texts of the other volumes might have waited until we actually get there (i checked on gutenberg if they were there and as they were, i didnt consider this a problem), but i added them for you (and mostly for our dpl) now.
Well, that was so easy that I feel dumb. But now I've discovered that I left a chapter out: There are actually 61 sections, not 60, and I can't see how to change that. No hurry...it will be a long time before I've read 60 sections.
