The vain, flirtatious and presumptuous husband hunting Mrs. Barnaby delves into high-class society of which she knows very little leading to some rather awkward and moments and ridiculous mistakes. Add...

In the bustling streets of Victorian London, a young man named Jonathan Jefferson Whitlaw embarks on a perilous journey that will test his limits and shape his destiny. Orphaned at a tender age, Jonathan...

In the bustling streets of New York City, the Barnaby family embarks on an extraordinary adventure. Led by the eccentric Mr. Barnaby, his sharp-tongued wife, and their four lively children, they navigate...

In 'Domestic Manners of the Americans,' Frances Milton Trollope offers a keen and often critical observation of American society in the early 19th century. Through a narrative imbued with both wit and...

In her incisive work, "Domestic Manners of the Americans," Frances Milton Trollope offers a captivating exploration of American society in the early 19th century. Through sharp observations and vivid...

In "The Vicar of Wrexhill," Frances Milton Trollope crafts a compelling narrative that explores the intricacies of social class, religious hypocrisy, and moral dilemmas in early 19th-century England....

In "The Vicar of Wrexhill," Frances Milton Trollope crafts a nuanced exploration of the social dynamics and moral complexities of 19th-century England through the lens of rural clergy life. Using a richly...

In her seminal work, *Domestic Manners of the Americans*, Frances Milton Trollope offers a keen and often critical observation of American society in the early 19th century. Through a series of insightful...

The industrial revolution led to the rise of manufacture and, thus, the cotton mill factories. This important novel tells about the plight of Michael Armstrong, one of the boys who is forced to work there....

Next to de Alexis de Tocquville's almost contemporary Democracy in America, Frances Trollope's work may be the most famous dissection of manners and morals of the United States. The work was a sensation...

A villainous vicar insinuates himself into the life of a wealthy but foolish widow, ruining the fortunes and happiness of her three children, until they begin to fight back. Published in 1837 by the mother...

"I scruple not to confess that with all her faults, and she has some, I love her dearly : I owe her many mirthful moments, and the deeper pleasure still of believing that she has brought mirthful moments...