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Anthony Trollope's classic short work.

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... Read Full Overview

Dr. Wortle's school Anthony Trollope There had, too, been some fighting between Dr Wortle and the world about his school. He was, as I have said, a thoroughly generous man, but he required, himself, to be treated with generosity. Any question as to the charges made by him as... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

The Rev. Jeffrey Wortle, D.D., was a man much esteemed by others,-and by himself. He combined two professions, in both of which he had been successful,-had been, and continued to be, at the time in which we speak of him. I will introduce him to the reader in the present tense... Read Full Overview

Dr. Wortle's School

The Rev. Jeffrey Wortle, D. D., was a man much esteemed by others, -and by himself. He combined two professions, in both of which he had been successful, -had been, and continued to be, at the time in which we speak of him. I will introduce him to the reader in the present tense... Read Full Overview