Doctor Thorne

Anthony Trollope

• Publisher: Morlune Press
• Year: 2026
• Topic: Literature
• eBook ISBN:
  9791044606181
• Subtopic: Classics
• Index: Literature

Doctor Thorne is the third book in Trollope's Chronicles of Barsetshire series, which is set in the fictional county of Barsetshire, somewhere in England's West Country. Unlike the two earlier novels in the series, Doctor Thorne isn't set in the cathedral city of Barchester, but in the small village of Greshamsbury and the estate of the local squire, Greshamsbury Park. Doctor Thorne is a middle-aged medical practitioner in Greshamsbury, a friend of the local squire Mr. Gresham, who is deeply in debt because of ill-advised attempts to gain a seat in Parliament. Doctor Thorne not only provides medical advice to the Greshams, but also assists Mr. Gresham in obtaining financial loans from a local self-made entrepreneur, Sir Richard Scratcherd. When Mr. Gresham's son Frank comes of age, it is impressed on the young man that he must "marry money" to overcome the debts of the estate. Doctor Thorne is regarded highly among Trollope's works, with one prominent critic, Michael Sadleir, writing in 1927 of "the sensational perfection of Doctor Thorne ." A television adaptation of the book was produced by ITV and aired in March 2016, with a script written by Julian Fellowes, the writer of Gosford Park and Downton Abbey Anthony Trollope (died 1882) was one of the most distinguished authors of the Victorian age. Their work has endured across generations and continues to be read and studied worldwide. As a work of classic literary fiction, Doctor Thorne exemplifies the narrative craft and social insight that defined great storytelling of its era. Literary fiction of this period was characterized by careful attention to character psychology, social milieu, and the moral questions that animated public discourse.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Table of Contents
• The Greshams of Greshamsbury
• Long, Long Ago
• Dr Thorne
• Lessons from Courcy Castle
• Frank Gresham’s First Speech
• Frank Gresham’s Early Loves
• The Doctor’s Garden
• Matrimonial Prospects
• Sir Roger Scatcherd
• Sir Roger’s Will
• The Doctor Drinks His Tea
• When Greek Meets Greek, Then Comes the Tug of War
• The Two Uncles
• Sentence of Exile
• Courcy
• Miss Dunstable
• The Election
• The Rivals
• The Duke of Omnium
• The Proposal
• Mr Moffat Falls into Trouble
• Sir Roger Is Unseated
• Retrospective
• Louis Scatcherd
• Sir Roger Dies
• War
• Miss Thorne Goes on a Visit
• The Doctor Hears Something to His Advantage
• The Donkey Ride
• Post Prandial
• The Small End of the Wedge
• Mr Oriel
• A Morning Visit
• A Barouche and Four Arrives at Greshamsbury
• Sir Louis Goes Out to Dinner
• Will He Come Again?
• Sir Louis Leaves Greshamsbury
• De Courcy Precepts and de Courcy Practice
• What the World Says about Blood
• The Two Doctors Change Patients
• Doctor Thorne Won’t Interfere
• What Can You Give in Return?
• The Race of Scatcherd Becomes Extinct
• Saturday Evening and Sunday Morning
• Law Business in London
• Our Pet Fox Finds a Tail
• How the Bride Was Received,