He Knew He Was Right

De: Anthony Trollope

Narrado por: Nigel Patterson

When Louis Trevelyan's young wife meets an old family acquaintance, his unreasonable jealousy of their friendship sparks a quarrel that leads to a brutal and tragic estrangement.

Often considered to be his masterpiece, Anthony Trollope's 1869 novel explores the themes of marriage, love, and the rights of women in 19th-century England.

With a cast of independent, forceful characters and lively subplots, Trollope creates a penetrating and often comic dissection of the mores of Victorian society.

Public Domain (P)2016 Nigel Patterson

Clever, Amusing and Witty

I confess that I like to get my money's worth from Audible (at least every other book) and, although some of Trollope's tomes have obvious padding, this one did not so much. To weave so many stories so well, with such insight and wit was impressive and very entertaining. The narration was,for the most part, excellent, failing only slightly to render the American dialect believable. This improved as the book progressed, however, which helped.[ I just wish the narrator would not represent same by dropping his timbre into a male range when relating American women.]

A great feminist novel

I'm so glad I delved into this - seemingly - little known Trollope treasure. Such a modern book for its time. Despite reaching a climax in the story several times with the same unfortunate resolution, the power of the writing sustains. Excellent narration from Nigel Patterson.

A masterwork by a master

This is one of Trollope's best known novels, and for good reason (even though he supposedly considered it a failure). A powerful and tragic story of a marriage gone off the rails. My only complaint is of the narrator's dreadful attempt at an American accent for the American characters.

Tedious!

I’ve been reading Trollope for 45 years, so I consider myself a super fan, but this study in sexual jealousy is tedious and dreary. There is little plot and the love stories are all predictable. There is a tiny bit of excellent comic relief. I only finished this because I’m stubborn. The narration was very good.

real life

I enjoy Trollope ' s storytelling style. Complex characters and always a mix between tragedy and a happy ending.
Well made recording. Very enjoyable.

Trollope delivers again

I like Trollope stories for their ability to give me many different stories rolled into one. This one delivers that as usual. An argument between two fools who never learned to communicate becomes tedious however. Neither one willing to give an inch leads to a tragic and completely predictable outcome. Thank god for the other stories woven into this book because they are what kept me reading. I honestly couldn’t care less about Louis and his wife after a few hours. That kind of pigheadedness has no redemptive qualities. Nigel Patterson does a fair job of narrating, but he’s no Timothy West.

Sympathy for human dilemma

Most of his books delve deeply
into the relationship between
men and women often exploring
laws attitudes passions beliefs
literally tearing people apart

Wonderful Old England

I enjoy any thing Old England, from where my ancestors all came, and Trollope does it best! This book is long but the better by which I can knit, crochet, clean .....

A lovely book

I enjoyed the telling of the various families. Although it was very boring at points, overall a nice story.
Narrator is, as always, wonderful. Always enjoying hearing his voice

Strangely fascinating

When I realized I'd committed myself to more than a day's worth of Victorian literature, I was not psyched. I couldn't find anything particularly novel in the plot or characters but it's clear why this is considered among Trollope's best work. It kept my interest from beginning to end with the insightful analysis of the space between each character's intentions and the results of his or her actions and the even wider gulf between those and the perceptions of all the other characters which are all, by the way, different. The production is a little basic to give the performance five stars but the narrator has a pleasant voice, an engaging speech pattern and does a very good job of suggesting different characters though he shouldn't try to pass himself off as an American any time soon.