This is my fourth Trollope novel, and the first one that doesn't belong in a series of novels. If I were a more disciplined reader I'd probably read through his novels in some kind of order instead to reading a Palliser, a Barestshire, another Palliser and a stand alone, like I was ordering food fro

Of the Trollope books that I've read, Dr. Wortle's School is one of the shortest. I think I kind of like Trollope in this shorter format. It took me a bit to get into the story, but I really enjoyed the characters. I love Dr. Wortle and his determination to stick to his own beliefs and morals in the

The eponymous Dr. Wortle is both the rector of a private boy’s school and a parish priest. He is married and has a daughter of seventeen. Wife and daughter, both he dearly loves. The setting is Victorian England. Dr. Wortle is drawn in three directions--by the demands of the church, by what is best

This is my second favorite Trollope so far. Such complex conversations about morality versus religion. It had romance and adventure. Great length and pacing. Full of wit and thoughtfulness. A great place to start with Trollope.

Dr Wortle's School was written late in Anthony Trollope's career and was published the year before he died. My online Yahoo Trollope group has recently been reading books from the last years of Trollope's life and I think we have been looking for a decline in his power to portray the psychology of h

A really great read, great themes, wonderful characterisation - so exciting, so dramatic, so moving and engaging. A great Trollope novel and a great place to start with his work.

Every novel by Trollope is intellectually stimulating yet comforting at the same time. Underlying each passage is a wry sense of humour, as if Trollope were standing back and observing the human condition in a loving yet amused way. This particular novel sets a challenge to the reader: if a couple f

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Short but full of everything I love about Trollope - moral dilemmas (that we wouldn't think twice about today), an outrageous press, the attitudes of the English towards the USA and many funny moments (usually stemming from hypocrisy or human foibles). I wouldn't suggest this book over "The Way We L

To call anything written by Trollope "minor" is to commit a great sacrilege; however, Dr. Wortle's School, while written late in Trollope's life—and published the year preceding his death—is far from the range, breadth, and scope that one associates with Trollope's work.

Trollope is not a hit-or-miss