Walking near Drumsna in County Leitrim, the narrator comes upon a ruined mansion and learns its story. Larry Macdermot’s estate is sinking in debt; his son Thady struggles with tenants, mortgages and a hard creditor; his sister Feemy is courted by Myles Ussher, a revenue officer hated by the countryside, while the priest Father John tries to hold things together.
Trollope’s first novel, set in pre-Famine Ireland, shows a sympathy for its people that surprised readers who knew only Barsetshire. Download the free EPUB.