Small House at Allington, the (Penguin Popular Classics)
 

The Small House at Allington (Penguin Popular Classics)

by Anthony Trollope

Engaged to the ambitious and self-serving Adolphus Crosbie, Lily Dale is devastated when he jilts her for the aristocratic Lady Alexandrina. Although crushed by his faithlessness, Lily still believes she is bound to her unworthy former fiance for life and therefore condemned to remain single after his betrayal. And when a more deserving suitor pays his addresses, she is unable to see past her... (read more)

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A fine, warm novel, that has a slightly different plot from the earlier 'Barset' novels. Lily doesn't see what we the readers see, which is that someone loves her. It's a good read.

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