In County Cork during the potato famine of 1846 and 1847, the impoverished Countess of Desmond’s daughter Clara is courted by two Fitzgerald cousins: dashing, reckless Owen and the steady heir of Castle Richmond, Herbert. A blackmailer’s visit to Herbert’s ailing father threatens to overturn everything, while the starving people beyond the gates press their own claims on the story.
Trollope’s only novel of the Irish Famine, drawn from years he spent in Ireland and valuable for its scenes of hunger and relief. Download the free EPUB.