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Dr. Wortle's School
Anthony Trollope
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Anthony Trollope’s fortieth novel, concerns a respectable Christian boys’ school whose proprietor unknowingly hires a woman who apparently has two husbands: A devoted English scholar and an abusive drunkard from the American south. The book interweaves a sensitive and realistic exploration of Dr. Wortle’s moral dilemma with a humorous look at small-town gossip and--of course--a romance involving the doctor’s beautiful young daughter.
Anthony Trollope’s fortieth novel, concerns a respectable Christian boys’ school whose proprietor unknowingly hires a woman who apparently has two husbands: A devoted English scholar and an abusive drunkard from the American south. The book interweaves a sensitive and realistic exploration of Dr. Wortle’s moral dilemma with a humorous look at small-town gossip and--of course--a romance involving the doctor’s beautiful young daughter.
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Community Reviews
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...more
Just another great novel by Anthony Trollope! I really loved it! It addresses various themes and points, such as the powerful role of social norms and conventions, prejudice, empathy and sympathy, and love.
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 o...more
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 coupl...more
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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 W...more
This book was written before divorce was accepted as an option for abused spouses. To modern eyes and ears there would be a very easy and quick answer to Mrs. Ella Peacocke's (yes, she is beautiful) dilemma. So there is a dated feeling about this book, but it was still enjoyable because, of cours...more
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-m...more