When Louis Trevelyan was twenty-four years old, he had all the world before him where to choose; and, among other things, he chose to go to the Mandarin Islands, and there fell in love with Emily Rowley, the daughter of Sir Marmaduke, the governor. Sir Marmaduke Rowley, at this period of his life, was a respectable middle-aged public servant, in good repute, who had, however, as yet achieved for himself neither an exalted position nor a large fortune. He had been governor of many islands, and had never lacked employment; ...
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When Louis Trevelyan was twenty-four years old, he had all the world before him where to choose; and, among other things, he chose to go to the Mandarin Islands, and there fell in love with Emily Rowley, the daughter of Sir Marmaduke, the governor. Sir Marmaduke Rowley, at this period of his life, was a respectable middle-aged public servant, in good repute, who had, however, as yet achieved for himself neither an exalted position nor a large fortune. He had been governor of many islands, and had never lacked employment; and now, at the age of fifty, found himself at the Mandarins, with a salary of 3,000 a year, living in a temperature at which 80 in the shade is considered to be cool, with eight daughters, and not a shilling saved. A governor at the Mandarins who is social by nature and hospitable on principle, cannot save money in the islands even on 3,000 a year when he has eight daughters. And at the Mandarins, though hospitality is a duty, the gentlemen who ate Sir Rowley's dinners were not exactly the men whom he or Lady Rowley desired to welcome to their bosoms as sons-in-law. Nor when Mr. Trevelyan came that way, desirous of seeing everything in the somewhat indefinite course of his travels, had Emily Rowley, the eldest of the flock, then twenty years of age, seen as yet any Mandariner who exactly came up to her fancy. And, as Louis Trevelyan was a remarkably handsome young man, who was well connected, who had been ninth wrangler at Cambridge, who had already published a volume of poems, and who possessed 3,000 a year of his own, arising from various perfectly secure investments, he was not forced to sigh long in vain. Indeed, the Rowleys, one and all, felt that providence had been very good to them in sending young Trevelyan on his travels in that direction, for he seemed to be a very pearl among men. Both Sir Marmaduke and Lady Rowley felt that there might be objections to such a marriage as that proposed to them, raised by the Trevelyan family. Lady Rowley would not have liked her daughter to go to England, to be received with cold looks by strangers. But it soon appeared that there was no one to make objections. Louis, the lover, had no living relative nearer than cousins. His father, a barrister of repute, had died a widower, and had left the money which he had made to an only child. The head of the family was a first cousin who lived in Cornwall on a moderate property, -a very good sort of stupid fellow, as Louis said, who would be quite indifferent as to any marriage that his cousin might make. No man could be more independent or more clearly justified in pleasing himself than was this lover. And then he himself proposed that the second daughter, Nora, should come and live with them in London. What a lover to fall suddenly from the heavens into such a dovecote! "I haven't a penny-piece to give to either of them," said Sir Rowley.
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Very good. Folio Society. A clean, tight copy. Binding tight. Original navy boards with black title patches lettered in gilt to spines. ALL ITEMS ARE SENT BY ROYAL MAIL.
Add this copy of He Knew He Was Right to cart. $226.18, good condition, Sold by Rooke Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BATH, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1869 by Strahan and Company.
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Marcus Stone. Good. The two volume first edition of this mid nineteenth century novel from Anthony Trollope, a writer praised for his insights into the Victorian mind, The first edition in book form, first issue, with half titles to each volume. Later issues were published with a half title to volume I only. Illustrated with sixty four illustrations-including thirty-two plates-from Marcus Stone across the two volumes. Collated, complete. Trollope's novel, set in nineteenth century London, describes the failure of a marriage caused by the unreasonable jealousy of a husband, exacerbated by the stubbornness of a wilful wife. In the publisher's original cloth. Despite being one of his best known novels, Trollope considered the work to be a failure, viewing the main characters as too unsympathetic, and the subplots far more interesting. In the publisher's original cloth binding, rebacked, with original back strip laid down and boards restored. Endpapers renewed. Bumping to back strip head and tail. Hinges of volume II starting, with boards holding firm. Significant spotting and instances of foxing throughout, most concentrated to first and last few leaves, and pages surrounding plates. Good.
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Marcus Stone. Good. A first edition copy of Trollope's popular novel with numerous plates and illustrations throughout by Marcus Stone. Complete in two volumes. 'He Knew He Was Right' is a 1869 novel written by Anthony Trollope. The story follows the failure of a marriage caused by the couples jealousy and stubbornness. As is common with Trollope's works, there are also several substantial subplots. Trollope considered this work to be a failure; he viewed the main character as unsympathetic, and the secondary characters and plots much more lively and interesting. A lovely example of this desirable work. In a quarter cream cloth binding with paper covered boards and printed paper spine labels. Externally, generally smart. Sunning to the spine, and mild marks to the front and rear boards. Light rubbing to the spine and extremities, with some light bumping also to the extremities. The rear hinge of volume I is strained but firm. Internally, generally firmly bound, strained in places with cords showing. Pages are generally clean, with the occasional spots and handling marks. One or two pages are a little tattered to the edges. There are library stamps to the title pages and a couple of further pages in the texts. Good.
