Julia Brabazon throws over Harry Clavering, the rector’s son, to marry the dissipated Lord Ongar for his money. Harry trains as an engineer and becomes engaged to Florence Burton, but when Julia returns a wealthy widow, shunned by society, his old feelings revive. Around them circle Harry’s hard baronet cousin Sir Hugh, his hapless brother Archie and the scheming Madame Gordeloup.
One of Trollope’s tightest and most perceptive novels of love and money, admired by readers who think it undervalued. Download the free EPUB.