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The Belton Estate

Anthony Trollope

Book Overview: 

Clara Amedroz is the virtuous, intelligent, and quick-witted heroine of this novel. Like all women of her time, she has few options other than to marry. She is lucky enough to have two eligible suitors, and chooses the more urbane and worldly of the two. Alas, however, she realizes fairly quickly that Captain Aylmer is not a nice person. Throughout much of the novel we find her trying hard not to recognize that Will Belton - the suitor she rejected, and who still loves and wants to marry her - is.

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .Perivalians who send me to Parliament. I'm to dine with the mayor to-morrow, and as some big-wig has come in his way who is going to dine with him also, the thing has been got up in a hurry. But I'm delighted to find that you are to be with us."

"I generally go to my aunt about this time of the year."

"It is very good-natured of you." Then he asked after her father, and she told him of Mr. Belton's visit, telling him nothing—as the reader will hardly require to be told—of Mr. Belton's offer. And so, by degrees, they fell into close and intimate conversation.

"I am so glad, for your father's sake!" said the captain, with sympathetic voice, speaking still of Mr. Belton's visit.

"That's what I feel, of course."

"It is just as it should be, as he stands in that position to the property. And so he is a nice sort of fellow, is he?"

"Nice is no word for him. He is perfect!"

"Dear me! This is terrible! Y. . . Read More

Community Reviews

Alas, only 18 more Trollope novels to go! Oh well, I guess I can start all over again with the Barset series. Would that be so bad?

The Belton Estate is full of the pleasures that I have come to expect from a Trollope novel. Leisurely but engaging storytelling, vivid characters, both lovable and dete

I was surprised to see this grouped with Trollope's Comic Novels. Trollope's style is often laced with light sarcasm so that it is hard to say that any of them are absent of humor. He does poke some fun at the potential mother-in-law who is grossly overbearing and will not be seen in public without

This felt like Trollope’s (happier) version of Far from the Madding Crowd.

I went into The Belton Estate knowing absolutely nothing about it. It's a standalone novel that follows Clara who after the death of her father is left homeless and poor. Clara has two suitors: a distant cousin who is going to inherit the Belton estate and falls in love with Clara, and Captain Aylme

4.5 ⭐️. All the stars go to Will Belton for his passion and down to earth goodness!!! Others were ridiculously fickle, stubborn, and even a bit vicious by the end (no spoilers!). I did appreciate Will's kind sister, Mary, and while not caring for Trollope's trope of Mrs. Askerton, I am thankful she

(view spoiler)[This was a re-read for me and Clara drives me absolutely bonkers!!!!!!!! (hide spoiler)]

A really fantastic read and a great Trollope - well paced and smart, with a fantastic heroine and a great love story. I'd highly recommend!

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