Is He Popenjoy? - Anthony Trollope
Public domain
Category: Humor
Narrator: Nigel Patterson
Tags: Humor, Classic, Adults, Historical Fiction
Length: 22 hrs and 5 mins Release date: 06-14-22 Publisher: Spoken Realms, Originally published in 1878, Is He Popenjoy? is a delightful comic novel written late in the career of author Anthony Trollope. The plot revolves around the themes of property and inheritance, as the relatives of the Marquis of Brotherton question the legitimacy of a foreign-born heir to the family estate., Lord George Germain, as the younger brother of the marquis, can neither inherit the family title nor enjoy the income from the estate. He occupies the ancestral home, Manor Cross, only by grudging permission of his elder brother, who lives abroad. But he does find happiness in his marriage to Mary Lovelace, the sweet-natured young daughter of the Dean of Brotherton, who brings a family legacy that provides an immediate solution to his financial problems., Lord Georges new-found contentment is thrown into turmoil, however, when the marquis announces that he is returning to England, having married an Italia
