The Dukes Children

Name: The Dukes Children
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Anthony Trollope
ISBN: 9781455157686

Author: Anthony Trollope

Narrator: Simon Vance

Unabridged: 19 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Published: 07/19/2012

Categories: Fiction, Classic

Synopsis

The brilliant conclusion to the Palliser novels, this touching story follows the elderly Duke of Omnium, the former prime minister of England, as he struggles to overcome his grief at the loss of his beloved wife, Lady Glencora. To complicate matters, he must also deal with the willfulness of his three adult children as he tries to guide and support them-his plans for them are quite different from their own. While his two sons, sent down from university in disgrace, rack up gambling debts, the duke's only daughter yearns to marry the poor son of a country squire. Though the duke's noble plans for his children are ultimately thwarted, he comes to realize that parents can learn from their children as well. This final Palliser novel is a tale of love, family relationships, loyalty, and principles, as well as a compelling exploration of wealth, pride, and the strength of love. "The Duke's Children remains a comedy, beginning with a death and ending with marriages. For all its sobriety, it is among the most optimistic of Trollope's novels. The Duke is thwarted, but he is also educated, and his story reflects Trollope's faith that parents can and should learn from their inheritors."-Dinah Birch, professor of English literature, University of Liverpool

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 September 07, 2019

Another fantastic Trollope read. I adored it. I cried and smiled and had a thoroughly enjoyable reading experience. A fantastic end to a great series.......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth on October 26, 2024

2024 Reread: A brilliant novel! I think this is in my top 5 Trollope novels. I love how Trollope brings the arc of Plantagenet Palliser’s story to a close and his examination of the Duke’s grief and his struggle to parent his three young adult children. He expects obedience and gets children who are......more

Goodreads review by Nigeyb on April 17, 2024

The Duke's Children (1880) is the sixth and final book in Anthony Trollope’s Palliser series. You probably don't need me to tell you that Trollope was one of the most successful, prolific and respected novelists of the Victorian era. The six Palliser books were my first experience reading Trollope a......more

Goodreads review by Phrodrick slowed his growing backlog on February 17, 2018

This is a review of the Everyman Library Edition of Anthony Trollope’s The Duke’s Children. The edition matters as the Everyman Edition includes The 65,000 words his editor had required the author to cut in from the first published edition. To the degree I can compare the two, I cannot say that this......more

Goodreads review by Ruthiella on January 19, 2020

The last in the Palliser series. I started it on audio in December. I was less interested in the lifestyles of the rich and titled in this last installment. I only really like Planty Pall as a foil to Lady Glen and alas, that was not to be. I didn’t quite care for how this turned out. I hope there w......more