Doctor Thorne

De: Anthony Trollope

Narrado por: Simon Vance

Anthony Trollope once said, "A novel should give a picture of common life enlivened by humour and sweetened by pathos." Trollope admirably fulfills his own criteria in this charming third novel in the Chronicles of Barsetshire.

Doctor Thorne adopts his niece Mary, keeping secret her illegitimate birth as he introduces her to the best local social circles. There she meets and falls in love with Frank Gresham - the heir to a vastly mortgaged estate and obliged to find a wealthy wife. Only Doctor Thorne knows that Mary is to inherit a large legacy that will make her acceptable to the otherwise disapproving middle-class society to which Frank belongs. Where fiery passion fails, understated English virtues of patience, persistence, and good humor prevail in this most appealing of Trollope's comedies.

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Reseñas de la Crítica

"One of the great English Victorian novelists....A sharp but sympathetic observer of Victorian social and political life." (Daniel S. Burt, The Biography Book)

Captivating

This book had my undivided attention for days- and that is unusual for me. Could not stop reading because the characters were so developed I felt as though I was always in the room with them. Sly humor and innuendo, so characteristic of Trollop is in full force. The narration was superb, too.

Delicious listening.

Simon Vance reads the humour between the lines of Trollope's classics in a way that keeps me wanting more. Many threads come together in this 3rd volume, and many also begin here. The rich smorgasbord of characters also offer a great listen, and re-listen.

Work of a comic genius!

So funny, intelligent and modern. Listetening to it a second time just for the pleasure of listening to the narrator. What a joy this was.

Truly loved this novel

Absolutely fell in love with every character in this story, actually every aspect of the story

As a Titan of the Written Word…!

…Trollope has few peers, and although the theme is dated, the personalities, plot and machinations are not. But, again, it is the prose and the eloquence of diction that delivers both humor and pathos with such elegance that makes this a masterpiece!

It All Works Out In The End

If you like Trollope at all, you like it all. Simon Vance does an excellent job of narrating this gently satiric tale of English country life in the Victorian era. Yes, the story is slow-moving by modern standards, but it offers a pleasant vacation from the pace of twenty-first century life.

The main conflict occurs within Dr. Thorne himself. Can he maintain his integrity in the face of conflicting responsibilities? This isn’t an irrelevant question for any of us.

But it does all work out very well in the end.

balm for the soul

I agree with a previous reviewer about the value of good 19th century lit as balm for stress! At the same time, this novel presents an interesting portrait of the perception of alcoholism in its day. Trollope seems to highlight a Victorian vice in each movel in he series - that said, all the novels are a comfortable read if your life is too complicated for the angst of contempory lit and you look for prose/characters more substantial than pulp. Although we know there are few real people as sterling as Mary or Dr Thorne, somehow reading about them renews my faith in the potential of human nature.

<i>Dr Thorne</i> and <i>Barchester Towers</i> seem to me the best of the <i>Barsetshire Chronicles</i>, and Thorne especially can be read as a stand alone novel.

interesting similarities of detail between <i>Dr Thorne</i>and Gaskell's <i>Wives and Daughters </i>(published later)--- I think Gaskell was a friend /protege of Dickens, and I think Trollope takes a few minor snipes at Dickens' sometimes ham-fistedness in earlier books of the Barsetshire series, so there may be layers of like trivia to uncover as you listen

magnificent

in many ways a wonderful contrast to Dickens. The author constantly reverts to the reader to clarify possible differences of view. Also an incite ibto what happened to a single womans wealth on marrauge prior to the Married Womens Property Act 1882!

Incredible language and Storting telling

Simon Vance does an outstanding job of reading different characters. I loved listening to the different voices and it added do much.

Delightful Classic

One of my favorite from the Barchester chronicles. Great character studies, especially that of Doctor Thorne himself. Long enjoyable tale woven through the English countryside and picturesque country homes. Simon Vance is a master of all the many voices. Enjoy a trip away from the present day hussle and bustle.