The Duke's Children

by Anthony Trollope · 1880

Widowed Duke of Omnium Plantagenet Palliser tries to steer his three grown children away from marriages and habits he can't control: son Silverbridge switches political parties, wrecks money on a crooked racehorse partnership, and falls for an American commoner, Isabel Boncassen; daughter Mary refuses every suitor but the penniless Frank Tregear; and Gerald gambles his way out of Cambridge. The Duke's resistance crumbles chapter by chapter until he gives his blessing to the matches he once forbade.

Books mentioned in The Duke's Children (2)

• The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan: “I am afraid he hasn't read his Pilgrim's Progress.”
• Irish Melodies by Thomas Moore: “Or Moore's Melodies? I am very fond of 'When in death I shall calm recline.' I think this equal to anything.”

Books that mention The Duke's Children (1)

• In Search of a Character by Graham Greene: “...a number of Trollope's - The Duke's Children, Can You Forgive Her?, Ayala's Angel, Ralph the Heir...”