Book description
Plantagenet Palliser, the Duke of Omnium and former Prime Minister of
England, is widowed and wracked by grief. Struggling to adapt to life
without his beloved Lady Glencora, he works hard to guide and support
his three adult children. Palliser soon discovers, however, that his own
plans for them are very different from their desires. Sent down from
university in disgrace, his two sons quickly begin to run up gambling
debts. His only daughter, meanwhile, longs passionately to marry the
poor son of a county squire against her father's will. But while the
Duke's dearest wishes for the three are thwarted one by one, he
ultimately comes to understand that parents can learn from their own
children. The final volume in the Palliser novels, The Duke's Children
(1880) is a compelling exploration of wealth, pride and ultimately the
strength of love. Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) was a prolific and
popular novelist who simultaneously maintained a successful career as a
civil servant in the Post Office. He wrote 47 novels during his life,
the most famous of which are the six Chronicles of Barsetshire and the
six 'Palliser' novels.
