The American Senator, Anthony Trollope
The American Senator, Anthony Trollope
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The American Senator
A BBC Radio full cast dramatization

Author: Anthony Trollope

Narrator: Anna Maxwell-Martin, Full Cast, Joanna David, Robert Glenister

Unabridged: 2 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/01/2012

Synopsis

The American Senator By Anthony Trollope. Dramatised by Martyn Wade.
Part One:
Arabella is determined to keep her engagement to John Morton a secret. Perhaps, there is a more exciting and wealthy husband she might be able to catch.
Part Two:
Lord Rufford has kissed Arabella twice but she realises that much more needs to be done to win him and his estate. It is now time to tell John Morton she no longer wants to marry him?
Part Three:
Lord Rufford has run away from Arabella but she hasn't given up hope. She is determined that he will marry her but then she receives some distressing news
Starring Robert Glenister, Anna Maxwell Martin, Barbara Flynn, Blake Ritson, Stuart Milligan, Joanna David, Daniel Rabin, Penelope Rawlins, Carl Prekopp, Henry Devas, Elaine Claxton, Joanathan Forbes, Jane Whittenshaw, and Sean Baker. Directed by Tracey Neale.

About Anthony Trollope

Anthony Trollope (1815 - 1882) was one of the most successful English novelists during the Victorian era. Among his best-known works is a series of novels collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, but he also wrote novels on political, social, and gender issues as well as other topical matters.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Katie on October 14, 2019

This is a fantastic read - really well written, really engaging, with fantastic characterisation and such great plotlines. I'd highly recommend it.......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth (Alaska) on June 05, 2020

I'm so glad to have been back reading Trollope. This novel has three plot lines: the American Senator of the title, Arabella Trefoil and her husband-chasing, and Larry Twentyman who wishes Mary Masters to be his wife. It is the rare Trollope novel that doesn't have at least one fox-hunting scene or......more

Goodreads review by Mary Ronan on February 03, 2020

Once again I have been unable to contain myself and have rushed ahead to the end of The American Senator ahead of the schedule of my online Trollope group. And it’s not like I just HAD to know how it ended. I’ve read it at least twice before. This is not Trollope at his best. Or rather, it’s at his b......more

Goodreads review by Issicratea on May 27, 2019

I read Trollope’s The American Senator immediately after a memorable experience with The Way We Live Now, which many see as Trollope’s masterpiece. The two books aren’t in the same league at all, although The American Senator was still a pleasant enough read. The title is misleading, in that the Ame......more

Goodreads review by Mitchell on September 05, 2011

This is my 26th Trollope novel. I am bereft that there are only 21 more to read. With an average of 500 pages that means only 10,500 more pages of joy. The American Senator is a late novel. I have noticed that the satire is slightly more bitter than in the earlier novels, but fear not! There are stil......more

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