The Small House at Allington

Anthony Trollope

The Small House at Allington is the fifth book in Anthony Trollope's Barchester series. As with all of Trollope, it is beautifully written and draws the reader into its many interwoven tales.Former Prime Minister John Major declared this particular novel to be his favourite book of all time, and in doing so, he was joining the good company of the countless Trollope fans who have ensured this work's lasting fame, and helped to enshrine its place as a literary classic.

Table of contents

• Titlepage
• Table of Contents
• I: The Squire of Allington
• II: The Two Pearls of Allington
• III: The Widow Dale of Allington
• IV: Mrs. Roper’s Boardinghouse
• V: About L. D.
• VI: Beautiful Days
• VII: The Beginning of Troubles
• VIII: It Cannot Be
• IX: Mrs. Dale’s Little Party
• X: Mrs. Lupex and Amelia Roper
• XI: Social Life
• XII: Lilian Dale Becomes a Butterfly
• XIII: A Visit to Guestwick
• XIV: John Eames Takes a Walk
• XV: The Last Day
• XVI: Mr. Crosbie Meets an Old Clergyman on His Way to Courcy Castle
• XVII: Courcy Castle
• XVIII: Lily Dale’s First Love-Letter
• XIX: The Squire Makes a Visit to the Small House
• XX: Dr. Crofts
• XXI: John Eames Encounters Two Adventures, and Displays Great Courage in Both
• XXII: Lord De Guest at Home
• XXIII: Mr. Plantagenet Palliser
• XXIV: A Mother-in-Law and a Father-in-Law
• XXV: Adolphus Crosbie Spends an Evening at His Club
• XXVI: Lord De Courcy in the Bosom of His Family
• XXVII: “On My Honour, I Do Not Understand It.”
• XXVIII: The Board
• XXIX: John Eames Returns to Burton Crescent
• XXX: Is It from Him?
• XXXI: The Wounded Fawn
• XXXII: Pawkins’s in Jermyn Street
• XXXIII: “The Time Will Come.”
• XXXIV: The Combat
• XXXV: Vae Victis
• XXXVI: “See, the Conquering Hero Comes.”
• XXXVII: An Old Man’s Complaint
• XXXVIII: Doctor Crofts Is Called In
• XXXIX: Dr. Crofts Is Turned Out
• XL: Preparations for the Wedding
• XLI: Domestic Troubles
• XLII: Lily’s Bedside
• XLIII: Fie, Fie!
• XLIV: Valentine’s Day at Allington
• XLV: Valentine’s Day in London
• XLVI: John Eames at His Office
• XLVII: The New Private Secretary
• XLVIII: Nemesis
• XLIX: Preparations for Going
• L: Mrs. Dale Is Thankful for a Good Thing
• LI: John Eames Does Things Which He Ought Not to Have Done
• LII: The First Visit to the Guestwick Bridge
• LIII: Loquitur Hopkins
• LIV: The Second Visit to the Guestwick Bridge
• LV: Not Very Fie Fie After All
• LVI: Showing How Mr. Crosbie Became Again a Happy Man
• LVII: Lilian Dale Vanquishes Her Mother
• LVIII: The Fate of the Small House
• LIX: John Eames Becomes a Man
• LX: Conclusion