| The Three Clerks Contributor(s): Edibooks (Editor), Trollope, Anthony (Author) |
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ISBN: 1534917543 ISBN-13: 9781534917545 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $19.24 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - History |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.16" H x 6" W x 9" (1.66 lbs) 570 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The story deals with the two friends Harry Norman and Alaric Tudor, who work at the Weights and Measures Office, and with Alaric's cousin Charley, who works in Internal Navigation. Harry falls in love with Gertrude Woodward, the eldest of the three beautiful daughters of a clergyman's widow, while Alaric pursues Linda, the second daughter. Gertrude rejects Harry's marriage proposal, and Alaric, rising in the ranks of the civil service, pursues and gains Gertrude's hand. Harry is unable to forgive Alaric, but eventually he marries the second daughter, Linda, and later becomes a country squire. Alaric meanwhile, becomes a Commissioner, but he falls under the influence of an unscrupulous member of Parliament, Undy Scott, who talks him into various schemes of dubious legality and morality, which eventually lead to his downfall. Charley Tudor is considered a rake, who spends his time at London's public houses and gin palaces. |