Lady Anna

Metadata

Title

Lady Anna

Author

Trollope, Anthony, 1815-1882

Publisher

London ; New York : Ward, Lock & Co

Date

1882?

Description

Date of publication estimated from printer's code in colophon (p. 374) and advertisement on front pastedown of Athenaeum's copy.

Publisher's advertisements: [4] p. at end.

In publisher's binding, paper covered boards; advertisements on back cover; pastedowns, and flyleaves.

This is a complicated plot involving the rights of an illegitimate daughter, love for a good man who is nonetheless not of the right class, and an Italian mistress. Lady Anna, the lead character, is of noble birth but falls in love with a lowly but good tailor who supports her and her mother when her father, the evil Earl Lovel, denies her legitimacy. When it appears that part of the deceased Earl’s fortune will come to Lady Anna, she balks due to her love for the tailor. In desperation, her mother finds a pistol and tries unsuccessfully to murder Anna’s lover. She wounds but does not kill him; and the young man will not name her to the police. Lady Anna finds a solution which allows her to keep part of the old Earl’s fortune; she marries her tailor; and they emigrate to Australia, away from English society’s expectations.

Format

iv, 374 p. ; 18 cm.

Language

eng

Type

Publishers' paper bindings (Binding)

Yellowbacks

Publishers' advertisements

Provenance

In ink on t.p. of Athenaeum's copy: "Recd Feb. 4, 1884."

Athenaeum's copy in fragile condition; lacks spine.

Citation

Trollope, Anthony, 1815-1882, “Lady Anna,” Yellowbacks, accessed April 28, 2024, http://omeka.philaathenaeum.org/yellowbacks/items/show/287.