Doctor Thorne TV Tie-In with a foreword by Julian Fellowes

Doctor Thorne TV Tie-In with a foreword by Julian Fellowes

by Julian FellowesAnthony Trollope and Simon Dentith
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 31/05/2016

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Now adapted for ITV by Julian Fellowes, Doctor Thorne is the compelling story in which rank, wealth, and personal feeling are pitted against one another. The squire of Greshamsbury has fallen on hard times, and it is incumbent on his son Frank to make a good marriage. But Frank loves the doctor's niece, Mary Thorne, a girl with no money and mysterious parentage. He faces a terrible dilemma: should he save the estate, or marry the girl he loves? Mary, too, has to battle her feelings, knowing that marrying Frank would ruin his family and fly in the face of his mother's opposition. Her pride is matched by that of her uncle, Dr Thorne, who has to decide whether to reveal a secret that would resolve Frank's difficulty, or to uphold the innate merits of his own family heritage. The character of Dr Thorne reflects Trollope's own contradictory feelings about the value of tradition and the need for change. His subtle portrayal, and the comic skill and gentle satire with which the story is developed, are among the many pleasures of this delightful novel.

ISBN:
9780191088568
9780191088568
Category:
Classic fiction
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
31-05-2016
Language:
English
Publisher:
OUP Oxford
Julian Fellowes

Julian Fellowes is a multi-award-winning actor, writer, director and producer. As creator, sole writer and executive producer of the hit television series Downton Abbey, Fellowes has won three Emmy awards.

He has written two internationally bestselling novels, Snobs and Past Imperfect, and the screenplay for Gosford Park, for which he won an Oscar.

He has writing credits for many other films, including Vanity Fair, Young Victoria and Romeo & Juliet. He became a life peer in 2011, and lives in Dorset and London with his wife, Emma.

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