This is a massive effort, taking place in England and the Middle East, with a cast of thousands... Well, not thousands, fortunately, but certainly a great many. There are three Bertrams present: Sir Lionel, his son George (our hero), and the wealthy uncle. The primary story involves the joining of two couples (following some rocky periods), and the disposal of the uncle's fortune. The more amusing bits focus on peripheral characters in the social settings of a fictional town and in travel on board ship or touring Egypt. Trollope digresses from time to time to lecture us on religion, politics, and eccentricities of the British tourist. (Summary by Arnold Banner)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
VÆ VICTIS!
33:45 - Chapter 2
BREAKFAST AND LUNCH.
28:43 - Chapter 3
THE NEW VICAR.
30:48 - Chapter 4
OUR PRIMA DONNA.
29:45 - Chapter 5
THE CHOICE OF A PROFESSION.
25:02 - Chapter 6
JERUSALEM.
38:21 - Chapter 7
THE MOUNT OF OLIVES.
18:32 - Chapter 8
SIR LIONEL BERTRAM.
24:07 - Chapter 9
MISS TODD'S PICNIC.
1:06:18 - Chapter 10
THE EFFECTS OF MISS TODD'S PICNIC.
27:05 - Chapter 11
VALE VALETE.
39:48 - Chapter 12
GEORGE BERTRAM DECIDES IN FAVOUR OF THE BAR.
38:53 - Chapter 13
LITTLEBATH.
32:01 - Chapter 14
WAYS AND MEANS.
19:02 - Chapter 15
MR. HARCOURT'S VISIT TO LITTLEBATH.
30:55 - Chapter 16
THE NEW MEMBER FOR THE BATTERSEA HAMLETS.
18:55 - Chapter 17
RETROSPECTIVE.—FIRST YEAR.
38:39 - Chapter 18
RETROSPECTIVE.—SECOND YEAR.
43:44 - Chapter 19
RICHMOND.
23:29 - Chapter 20
JUNO.
39:11 - Chapter 21
SIR LIONEL IN TROUBLE.
30:47 - Chapter 22
MISS TODD'S CARD-PARTY.
52:28 - Chapter 23
THREE LETTERS.
22:18 - Chapter 24
BIDDING HIGH.
32:43 - Chapter 25
DOES HE KNOW IT YET?
30:55 - Chapter 26
HURST STAPLE.
24:26 - Chapter 27
THE WOUNDED DOE.
37:12 - Chapter 28
THE SOLICITOR-GENERAL IN LOVE.
33:37 - Chapter 29
MRS. LEAKE OF RISSBURY.
34:19 - Chapter 30
MARRIAGE-BELLS.
21:26 - Chapter 31
SIR LIONEL GOES TO HIS WOOING.
33:12 - Chapter 32
HE TRIES HIS HAND AGAIN.
32:29 - Chapter 33
A QUIET LITTLE DINNER.
42:17 - Chapter 34
MRS. MADDEN'S BALL.
22:58 - Chapter 35
CAN I ESCAPE?
27:07 - Chapter 36
A MATRIMONIAL DIALOGUE.
15:28 - Chapter 37
THE RETURN TO HADLEY.
19:05 - Chapter 38
CAIRO.
40:18 - Chapter 39
THE TWO WIDOWS.
33:51 - Chapter 40
REACHING HOME.
17:21 - Chapter 41
I COULD PUT A CODICIL.
32:37 - Chapter 42
MRS. WILKINSON'S TROUBLES.
32:44 - Chapter 43
ANOTHER JOURNEY TO BOWES.
28:25 - Chapter 44
MR. BERTRAM'S DEATH.
35:29 - Chapter 45
THE WILL.
28:17 - Chapter 46
EATON SQUARE.
20:53 - Chapter 47
CONCLUSION.
13:04