The Duke's Children
Anthony Trollope
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In the last of the six Palliser novels, the sudden death of his wife, Lady Glencora, leaves Plantagenet Palliser, the Duke of Omnium, finding himself in charge of his three children. The eldest, Lord Silverbridge, has recently been expelled from Oxford; his younger brother, Gerald, is about to enter Cambridge; and the youngest, nineteen-year old Lady Mary, has imprudently formed an attachment to Francis Tregear, who, while certainly a gentleman, unfortunately has no income. Before her death, Glencora knew (and approved) of her daughter's attachment; the Duke, however, does not know of it, and is not at all likely to approve. Mrs. Finn (the former Marie Goesler), who was Glencora's closest friend, learns from Mary of her love for Tregear, and is faced with the question of either keeping silent, thus breaking faith with the Duke (who has entrusted Lady Mary to her care) or telling the Duke, and breaking faith with Mary herself.
Somewhat later Lord Silverbridge himself forms an attachment to an unsuitable (because American!) girl. The Duke, whose overriding passions in life are politics and the decimalization of English currency, finds himself facing the problems brought by his children, which now have to be resolved without their mother's help. It is, in short, a novel about the generation gap, and though Trollope would never have used the term, he was obviously familiar with the problem.
(Summary Nicholas Clifford)
The other Palliser novels are
1 - Can You Forgive Her?
2 - Phineas Finn, the Irish Member
3 - The Eustace Diamonds
4 - Phineus Redux
5 - The Prime Minister
6 - The Duke's Children (22 hr 38 min)
Chapters
01 - When the Duchess Was Dead | 18:49 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
02 - Lady Mary Palliser | 22:06 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
03 - Francis Oliphant Tregear | 15:05 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
04 - Park Lane | 16:16 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
05 - It Is Impossible | 24:00 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
06 - Major Tifto | 17:50 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
07 - Conservative Convictions | 15:05 | Read by Debra Lynn |
08 - He Is a Gentleman | 17:08 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
09 - In Medias Res | 19:40 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
10 - Why Not Like Romeo If I Feel Like Romeo? | 15:20 | Read by Lee Ann Howlett |
11 - Cruel | 16:00 | Read by Lee Ann Howlett |
12 - At Richmond | 20:34 | Read by Piper Hayes |
13 - The Duke's Injustice | 8:14 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
14 - The New Member for Silverbridge | 20:36 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
15 - The Duke Receives a Letter,—and Writes One | 20:25 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
16 - Poor Boy | 13:18 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
17 - The Derby | 20:30 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
18 - One of the Results of the Derby | 16:25 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
19 - No; My Lord, I Do Not | 16:22 | Read by Piper Hayes |
20 - Then He Will Come Again | 14:39 | Read by DianaJMB |
21 - Sir Timothy Beeswax | 14:26 | Read by Piper Hayes |
22 - The Duke in His Study | 23:16 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
23 - Frank Tregear Wants a Friend | 16:07 | Read by Piper Hayes |
24 - She Must Be Made to Obey | 14:44 | Read by Debra Lynn |
25 - A Family Breakfast-Table | 17:11 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
26 - Dinner at the Beargarden | 26:46 | Read by Piper Hayes |
27 - Major Tifto and the Duke | 11:25 | Read by Piper Hayes |
28 - Mrs. Montacute Jones's Garden-Party | 19:17 | Read by Piper Hayes |
29 - The Lovers Meet | 15:28 | Read by Karen |
30 - What Came of the Meeting | 14:50 | Read by Karen |
31 - Miss Boncassen's River-Party. No. 1 | 19:00 | Read by Karen |
32 - Miss Boncassen's River-Party. No. 2 | 19:58 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
33 - The Langham Hotel | 21:06 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
34 - Lord Popplecourt | 13:55 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
35 - Don't You Think—? | 20:06 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
36 - Tally-Ho Lodge | 11:52 | Read by Lee Ann Howlett |
37 - Grex | 16:30 | Read by Lee Ann Howlett |
38 - Crummie-Toddie | 15:30 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
39 - Killancodlem | 19:49 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
40 - And Then! | 19:46 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
41 - Ischl | 20:18 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
42 - Again at Killancodlem | 17:16 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
43 - What Happened at Doncaster | 15:33 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
44 - How It Was Done | 15:09 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
45 - There Shall Not Be Another Word About It | 19:55 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
46 - Lady Mary's Dream | 15:30 | Read by Angel5 |
47 - Miss Boncassen's Idea of Heaven | 14:09 | Read by Angel5 |
48 - The Party at Custins Is Broken Up | 13:54 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
49 - The Major's Fate | 10:23 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
50 - The Duke's Arguments | 17:19 | Read by Piper Hayes |
51 - The Duke's Guests | 13:56 | Read by Piper Hayes |
52 - Miss Boncassen Tells the Truth | 21:58 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
53 - Then I Am As Proud As a Queen | 17:36 | Read by DianaJMB |
54 - I Don't Think She Is a Snake | 15:01 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
55 - Polpenno | 19:24 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
56 - The News Is Sent to Matching | 11:42 | Read by Piper Hayes |
57 - The Meeting at "The Bobtailed Fox" | 14:19 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
58 - The Major Is Deposed | 12:47 | Read by meyerli |
59 - No One Can Tell What May Come to Pass | 27:52 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
60 - Lord Gerald in Further Trouble | 10:37 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
61 - Bone of My Bone | 21:14 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
62 - The Brake Country | 21:00 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
63 - I've Seen 'Em Like That Before | 14:55 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
64 - I Believe Him to Be a Worthy Young Man | 12:03 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
65 - Do You Ever Think What Money Is? | 16:43 | Read by Philippa |
66 - The Three Attacks | 18:53 | Read by Piper Hayes |
67 - He Is Such a Beast | 12:49 | Read by Piper Hayes |
68 - Brook Street | 20:42 | Read by Philippa |
69 - Pert Poppet! | 16:16 | Read by Felicity C |
70 - Love May Be a Great Misfortune | 14:58 | Read by Piper Hayes |
71 - What Am I to Say, Sir? | 18:18 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
72 - Carlton Terrace | 17:52 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
73 - I Have Never Loved You | 16:24 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
74 - Let Us Drink a Glass of Wine Together | 20:45 | Read by Piper Hayes |
75 - The Major's Story | 12:50 | Read by Philippa |
76 - On Deportment | 14:35 | Read by Piper Hayes |
77 - Mabel, Good-Bye | 28:56 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
78 - The Duke Returns to Office | 14:19 | Read by Jacquerie |
79 - The First Wedding | 14:44 | Read by Jacquerie |
80 - The Second Wedding | 6:16 | Read by Diana Majlinger |
Reviews
perfect title fits the story
Jan
it does not come as a surprise to me that I'm rating this as a five star I would rate it 10 if could be as I think Anthony trollop is one of the better writers and Nicholas Clifford is an awesome narrator as always he captured me from the very first sentence and held me tight through the end even though it was interrupted by others who were mostly all very very good
IS THERE LIFE AFTER LADY GLENCORA ?
AVID READER
Yes, but it is not nearly so exciting. This series was well worth the lengthy time. I was surprised that Mrs. Finn did not arrange for her unaccepted legacy from the old Duke to go to Lady Mary.
IVANO RUGGERI
The final and last of the Paliser series. The usual Trollopian plot of parental angst and generational conflict, in the world of the privileged aristocratic classes: a million miles from the gritty, heart wrenching, realism, of Charles Dickens.
lovely end to the series
Jess
Great job on the reading—all of the readers did a fine job! My favorites are Nicholas Clifford, Piper Hayes, and Phillips. Trollope at his best!