The Small House at Allington: Introduction by A. O. J. Cockshut

Written at the height of Trollope's popularity, The Small Hosue at Allington (1864) features his most admired heroine, Lily Dale.

The sisters Lily and Bell Dale, along with their widowed mother, live on the charity of their uncle, the squire of Allington, who has granted them use of a small house on his estate. While Bell falls in love with the local doctor, Lily's romantic path runs less smoothly. Handsome and ambitious Adolphus Crosbie impulsively proposes to her, but then jilts her in fav...