Dr Wortle's School
€14.90
Product Information
| ISBN | 9780140434040 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anthony Trollope |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Weight (kg) | 0.196 |
| Publishing Date | 29/04/1999 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €14.06 |
| Tax | €0.84 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €14.90 |
| Availability | 3 units in external warehouse |
Product Description
Mr Peacocke, a Classical scholar, has come to Broughtonshire with his beautiful American wife to live as a schoolmaster. But when the blackmailing brother of her first husband - a reprobate from Louisiana - appears at the school gates, a dreadful secret is revealed and the county is scandalized. Ostracised by the community, the pair seem trapped in a hopeless situation - until the combative but warm-hearted headmaster of the school, Dr Wortle, offers his support, and Mr Peacocke embarks upon a journey to America that he hopes will lay to rest the accusations once and for all. A perceptive exploration of Victorian morality, Dr Wortle''s School (1881) also contains echoes of Trollope''s own life, and his personal affection for the vivacious Bostonian Kate Field.