He knew he was right
Widely regarded as one of Trollope's most successful later novels,He Knew He Was Right is a study of marriage and of sexual relationships cast against a background of agitation for women's rights.
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What Hacker News says
- I'm reading Trollope these days. There's a massive difference between the two authors. Trollope is more psychological, focused on relationship dynamics (at least in the books I've read so far, such as "He knew he was right").
A bit dull at the start but it quickly ramps up and escalates to pitch fever excitement. Can't wait to see what Lizzie would do wrt to her diamonds. :)
- I am on a Trollope binge. Just finished:
He knew he was right 800+ pages
Framley Parsonage 700+
Eustace Diamonds 800+
And currently reading:
The small house at Allington 800+
Now, why did I list the pages? Because I have ADHD and it's very hard for me to read even 100 pages. So that should say sth about the quality of writing Trollope has.
I have reviewed them on my blog (link on HN profile). But I will mention here:
Forget Dickens, and any other 18-to-19th century writer from Britain. Trollope is far more intelligent, his prose elegant like well-written code, his style inimitable yet persistent, his works useful but also entertaining and usually hilarious.
According to WKPD:
"It (The small house at Allington) enjoyed a revival in popularity in the early 1990s when the British prime minister, John Major, declared it his favourite book."
Also of interest:
Wilson, Jennifer Preston (2012). “On Honour and Consequences: The Duel in Trollope’s The Small House at Allington.” Dickens Studies Annual: Essays on Victorian Fiction 43: 169–186.
