The Belton estate
by Anthony Trollope · 1866
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Following a family tragedy, the home of Clara Amedroz passes to a distant cousin, the farmer Will Belton. Clara rejects his proposal of marriage in favour of the dull MP, Captain Aylmer. The theme of the novel is the difficulty of being a spirited woman in a world made for men.
FictionInheritance and successionEnglish fictionMan-woman relationshipsSocial life and customsManners and customsEngland, fictionBritish and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)Poor womenFiction, romance, general