Lord George Germain, a dutiful younger son, marries the lively Mary Lovelace, the dean’s daughter, and settles near the family seat. Then his elder brother, the Marquis of Brotherton, returns from Italy with an Italian wife and an infant son, and the whole family must ask whether the child is truly legitimate, while Mary’s high spirits strain her marriage.
A late Trollope novel of inheritance and marriage, sharp on family pride and the place of women. Download the free EPUB.