Project Gutenberg 2008-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 119 Trollope, Anthony 1815 1882 Cousin Henry Reading ease score: 79.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Joseph E. Loewenstein, M.D. "Cousin Henry" by Anthony Trollope is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the complex relationships and moral dilemmas faced by its main characters, particularly Isabel Brodrick and her Uncle Indefer Jones amidst the backdrop of estate inheritance and duty. The tension arises from Uncle Indefer’s struggle to pass his property, Llanfeare, to his nephew, Henry Jones, while Isabel is resolute in refusing to marry her cousin, whom she despises, leading to familial conflicts and questions of conscience. The opening of the novel introduces us to Uncle Indefer and Isabel as they engage in a philosophical conversation about duty, love, and the dilemmas of inheritance. Uncle Indefer’s intentions for the estate and concerns about its future create a backdrop of tension, particularly as he desires to secure it for his nephew, despite Isabel's strong opposition to the marriage. Relationships unearth the complexities of familial loyalty, as Isabel wrestles with her feelings towards Henry and her duty to her uncle, setting the stage for the unfolding drama surrounding the family and its legacy. The dialogue and character development in these early chapters hint at the emotional and ethical conflicts that will drive the narrative forward. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Inheritance and succession -- Fiction Domestic fiction Wales -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 421274 421194 2024-10-10T11:09:59.509463 2023-09-11T03:45:55.497949 text/html text/html 423413 2019-11-27T11:08:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 145341 2019-11-27T11:08:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 215343 2024-10-10T11:10:06.832400 application/epub+zip 220994 2024-10-10T11:10:01.683448 application/epub+zip 220993 2024-10-10T11:10:00.338469 application/epub+zip 387008 2024-10-10T11:10:10.677399 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 372486 2024-10-10T11:10:06.017416 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 344539 2022-09-11T08:23:56.592808 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 403691 403662 2024-10-10T11:09:58.594455 2023-09-11T03:45:54.737978 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 403471 2019-11-27T11:08:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 142213 2019-11-27T11:08:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 403479 2019-11-27T11:08:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 142208 2019-11-27T11:08:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21934 2024-10-10T11:10:10.813383 application/rdf+xml 12204 2024-10-10T11:10:00.918505 image/jpeg 3287 2024-10-10T11:10:00.628433 image/jpeg 212201 2024-10-10T11:09:59.549432 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia