Anthony Trollope's “The Small House at Allington” (original) (raw)

Plot and narrative structure

• Plot summary

Characterization

• “Crosbie was not altogether a villain” — Trollope and the psychology of betrayal
• The “constant man” — the character of Squire Dale
• Alexandrina de Courcy
• Trollope introduces Plantagent Palliser
• Dr. Crofts — characterization by comparison
• Old Mr. Harding appears — Trollope links the worlds of the Barchester and Palliser novels
• John Eames reaches manhood (and Trollope addresses parents)
• Trollope's Delayed Characterization: Lily and Bell

Setting and description

• Trollope's description of an old country church
• The “Bear-garden” — Trollope's description of the workplace of government clerks
• Trollope on the Great Western Hotel

Social and political themes and contexts

• Money vs. “Position” — Status in the novel
• “It was taken for granted that he was going to dine at home” — Crosbie's experience of his club after marriage
• Trollope's sympathy for landladies of boarding houses

References

Trollope, Anthony. The Small House at Allington. Project Gutenberg E-text prepared by Andrew Turek and revised by Joseph E. Loewenstein, M.D., and an anonymous Project Gutenberg volunteer.

Victorian Web Authors Anthony Trollope

Last modified 27 September 2013