Doctor Thorne

When their father dies, Doctor Thomas Thorne and his younger, ne'er-do-well brother Henry are left to fend for themselves. Doctor Thorne begins to establish a medical practice, while Henry seduces Mary Scatcherd, the sister of stonemason Roger Scatcherd. When Scatcherd finds out that Mary has become pregnant, he seeks out Henry and kills him in a fight...

"Doctor Thorne" is the third novel in Anthony Trollope's series known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire. The book recounts the story of pe...