Framley Parsonage

The young clergyman Mark Robarts, eager to rise in society, entangles himself in debt and dubious company, while a tender love story unfolds between his sister and the heir to a great estate, in this warm installment of Trollope’s Barsetshire chronicles. Blending gentle satire of ambition with heartfelt romance, the novel paints a rich picture of clerical and country life. Trollope’s affectionate wit and shrewd understanding of human weakness animate every page. Charming and morally observant, Framley Parsonage was hugely popular in its day and remains a delightful example of his gift for turning the ordinary dramas of respectable life into absorbing, humane fiction.