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Mr. Scarborough's Family, by Anthony Trollope
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It will be necessary, for the purpose of my story, that I shall go back more than once from the point at which it begins, so that I may explain with the least amount of awkwardness the things as they occurred, which led up to the incidents that I am about to tell; and I may as well say that these first four chapters of the book—though they may be thought to be the most interesting of them all by those who look to incidents for their interest in a tale—are in this way only preliminary.
Mr. Scarborough's Family, by Anthony Trollope - Published on: 2015-06-24
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 11.00" h x .45" w x 8.50" l, 1.04 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 198 pages
Mr. Scarborough's Family, by Anthony Trollope From the Back Cover This striking story is dominated by the heroic John Scarborough, a wealthy squire who, with almost superhuman energy, contrives from his deathbed to defeat the hated law of entail. Seeking to bequeath his estate to the worthier of his two sons, in his pursuit of justice he subjects them to a testing examination, baffles the lawyers, and scandalizes society. The social world also comes under Trollope's ironic gaze. His searching treatment of the various codes governing courtship and marriage, money-lending, frustration of youth and the sadness of age.
About the Author Geoffrey Harvey, Principal Lecturer in English, Bulmershe College of Higher Education.
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23 of 25 people found the following review helpful. One of Trollope's best. By A Customer This is one of my favorite Trollopes (and I've read 35 so far)! It is witty, clever and has plot twists worthy of the best suspense writers. This one deals with one of Trollope's favorite topics -- the law -- with the usual romantic crises thrown in, of course. Excellent book and I highly recommend it.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Mr. Scarborough's obsession By Meredith/Susan This is a tale of an entail, and of two brothers, profligate soldier Mountjoy Scarborough, the elder, and prudent lawyer Augustus Scarborough, the younger, and of a father determined by any means to keep his very profitable estate out of the hands of his first-born son and acknowledged heir, lest it be lost forever to the claims of the moneylenders to whom Mountjoy has mortgaged his expectations.Mr. Scarborough shocks his sons, his conscientious lawyer Mr. Grey, and the world at large when he abruptly declares Mountjoy to have been born out of wedlock, prior to his marriage to his now long-deceased wife. The legal heir, he now maintains, has always been Augustus. Over the years both father and brother have been willing to help Mountjoy pay off his endless gambling debts, but when the father, feeling himself near death, finally learns the full extent of Mountjoy's borrowing against the property, he realizes that only drastic measures can now save it for the family. Mr. Scarborough himself has long been known for living entirely by his own rules; understanding as everyone does that he is not a person to be troubled by scruples, no one knows if he is telling the truth or not, though Trollope does give his readers a hint. If Augustus is to inherit, Mountjoy's many creditors will be forced to agree to some compromise or else receive nothing, and Mountjoy must be left penniless. Here, even more so than in Orley Farm, the limits of the lawyer/client relationship are put to the test, as Mr. Scarborough and Mr. Grey operate out of completely opposing views of reality.None of this is very romantic, but there is, lurking in the murky depths of this dark novel, an appealing love story. Mountjoy Scarborough and his cousin Florence Mountjoy have been considered, at least by his father and her mother, to be engaged. Mountjoy still hopes Florence will marry him, but she, at first impressed by his glamour, but later finding him to be frighteningly imperious, already knows he is not the man for her. She has met someone she likes better, and Mountjoy is aware of it. Mild-mannered Harry Annesley, son of a clergyman and Cambridge friend of the Scarborough brothers, also looks forward to an inheritance. He is heir to his bachelor uncle, a minor squire with a moderate income and tender sensibilities. Harry is a typically hapless, tentative Trollope hero. When Harry and Mountjoy meet by chance on a dark London street after midnight, a violent scuffle ensues, then Mountjoy vanishes, and Harry is unable or unwilling to answer any questions about the incident. Augustus, now also interested in Florence for himself, expresses his suspicions, then embarks on a campaign to destroy Harry's reputation and turn the world against him.Mr. Scarborough, in no hurry to die, lives long enough to wreak further havoc in the lives of those supposedly near and dear to him. He is a thoroughly Machiavellian figure. From his death bed, seeing very few visitors, he still manages to act as a puppet master manipulating the actions and thoughts of his relatives and associates. When he finally succumbs, he continues to demonstrate his ability to dismay and disturb even from beyond the grave, exhibiting godlike powers over the fates of his sons, his lawyers, and everyone else who ever came under his influence. Trollope, as magnanimous as any creator toward his creations, insists that of the three Scarboroughs, one is to be admired, one is to be pitied, and only one is to be despised.This was Trollope's final completed novel. Even though the main story tends toward the dark and pessimistic, lighter moments are provided by the pretentious diplomatic household of Sir Magnus Mountjoy in Brussels, where Florence attracts the unwanted attentions of yet more young men, the absurd courtship of the formidable Miss Thoroughbung by Harry's foolish Uncle Prosper, droll butler Matthew's expert management of his master, and a little fox hunting. The domestic life and thoughtful opinions of honest lawyer Mr. Grey and his noble, eccentric daughter Dolly, who between them selflessly support a large family of highly unsympathetic poor relations, contrast with and illuminate the selfish, reckless, deceitful lives of the amoral Scarboroughs.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Mr. Scarborough's Family By Clarence I am a great fan of Trollope's work; have read and enjoyed 30 or 40 of his novels. But this one was awful. The characters are uninteresting, and it's very repetitious; he frequently rehashes what's happened before, and it gets very boring. His anti-Semitism is particularly ugly here. Altogether, a very disappointing book.
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