Castle Richmond - Paperback

Castle Richmond is a novel written by Anthony Trollope and published in 1860. The story is set in Ireland and revolves around the lives of two families, the Fitzgeralds and the Desmonds. The Fitzgeralds are a wealthy family who own Castle Richmond, while the Desmonds are a poor family who live nearby. The novel begins with the marriage of Herbert Fitzgerald to his cousin, Lady Clara Desmond. However, their happiness is short-lived as Herbert is accused of murder and is forced to flee the country. Meanwhile, Lady Clara is left to deal with the aftermath of his departure and the consequences of his alleged crime. As the novel progresses, the families become embroiled in a web of secrets, lies, and scandals that threaten to tear them apart. Trollope's novel explores themes of love, loyalty, betrayal, and the class divide in Victorian society.Among the different houses in the country at which he had become intimate was that of the Countess of Desmond. The Countess of Desmond did not receive much company at Desmond Court. She had not the means, nor perhaps the will, to fill the huge old house with parties of her Irish neighbours--for she herself was English to the backbone. Ladies of course made morning calls, and gentlemen too, occasionally; but society at Desmond Court was for some years pretty much confined to this cold formal mode of visiting. Owen Fitzgerald, however, did obtain admittance into the precincts of the Desmond barracks.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.