Recommendation: Dr. Thorne is a beautifully written novel that captures the essence of rural 19th-century England and the societal expectations of the time. Trollope's exploration of morality and the role of money is both thought-provoking and timeless. The relationship between the characters is wonderfully depicted, and the book is sure to be a hit with fans of historical fiction and classic literature.

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A recent cover reprint for this ISBN can be found here and an older one here.Son of a bankrupt landowner, Frank Gresham is intent on marrying his beloved Mary Thorne, despite her illegitimacy and apparent poverty. Frank's ambitious mother and haughty aunt are set against the match, however, and push him to save the family's mortgaged estate by making a good marriage to a wealthy heiress. Only Mary's loving uncle, Dr Thorne, knows the secret of her birth and the fortune she is to inherit that will make her socially acceptable in the eyes of Frank's family - but the high-principled doctor believes she should be accepted on her own terms. A telling examination of the relationship between society, money and morality, Dr Thorne (1858) is enduringly popular for Trollope's affectionate depiction of rural English life and his deceptively simple portrayal of human nature.

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