{"product_id":"the-small-house-at-allington-anthony-trollope-9791043138829","title":"The Small House at Allington","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Small House\u003c\/strong\u003e at Allington was originally serialized in \u003cstrong\u003eCornhill Magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e between July and December \u003cstrong\u003e1862\u003c\/strong\u003e. It is the fifth book in Trollope's Chronicles of Barsetshire series, being largely set in that fictious county of England. It includes a few of the characters from the earlier books, though largely in very minor roles. It could also be said to be the first of Trollope's Palliser series, as it introduces \u003cstrong\u003ePlantagenet Palliser\u003c\/strong\u003e as the heir to the Duke of Omnium.The major story, however, relates to the inhabitants of the \u003cstrong\u003eSmall House\u003c\/strong\u003e at the manor of Allington. \u003cstrong\u003eThe Small House\u003c\/strong\u003e was once the \u003cstrong\u003eDower House\u003c\/strong\u003e of the estate (a household where the widowed mother of the squire might live, away from the Great House). Now living there, however, is \u003cstrong\u003eMary Dale\u003c\/strong\u003e, the widow of the squire's brother, and her two daughters, \u003cstrong\u003eIsabella\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003eBell\u003c\/strong\u003e) and Lilian (\u003cstrong\u003eLily\u003c\/strong\u003e). The main focus of the novel is on \u003cstrong\u003eLily Dale\u003c\/strong\u003e, who is courted by Adolphus Crosbie, a friend of the squire's nephew. In a matter of a few weeks, \u003cstrong\u003eLily\u003c\/strong\u003e falls deeply in love with Crosbie, who quickly proposes to her and is accepted. A few weeks later, however, Crosbie is visiting \u003cstrong\u003eCourcy Castle\u003c\/strong\u003e and decides an alliance with the \u003cstrong\u003eEarl\u003c\/strong\u003e's daughter Alexandrina would be far preferable from a social and monetary point of view. Without speaking to \u003cstrong\u003eLily\u003c\/strong\u003e, he abruptly changes his plans and asks Alexandrina to marry him instead. This act of betrayal is devastating to \u003cstrong\u003eLily\u003c\/strong\u003e and her family.This novel, along with the other titles in the Barsetshire series, was turned into a radio play for Radio \u003cstrong\u003e4\u003c\/strong\u003e in the \u003cstrong\u003eUnited Kingdom\u003c\/strong\u003e in the late 1990s. \u003cstrong\u003eThe British Prime Minister John Major\u003c\/strong\u003e was recorded in the 1990s as saying that \u003cstrong\u003eThe Small House\u003c\/strong\u003e at Allington was his favorite book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anthony Trollope\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9791043138829\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Les Prairies Numeriques\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 878\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.95d","brand":"Anthony Trollope","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997493997823,"sku":"9791043138829","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-small-house-at-allington-anthony-trollope-9791043138829","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}