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Doctor Thorne

    Doctor Thorne is a classic romance novel by Anthony Trollope. Readers will find themes of inheritance and succession, physicians, country life and nieces.

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    About Doctor Thorne

    "Doctor Thorne" by Anthony Trollope is a novel published in 1858. It tells the story of Mary Thorne, a young woman of mysterious parentage raised by her uncle, a country doctor. When she falls in love with Frank Gresham, heir to the local estate, their union seems impossible—his family needs him to marry wealth, and Mary is penniless. Meanwhile, secret connections between the families and a complex web of debts threaten to determine everyone's fate in unexpected ways.
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    Themes, setting & tropes

    Genres

    Subjects

    • England, Social life and customs, 19th century
    • Inheritance and succession
    • Physicians
    • Love stories
    • Domestic fiction
    • Country life
    • Barsetshire, England : Imaginary place
    • Great Britain, History, 19th century
    • Nieces

    Quick answers

    Who wrote Doctor Thorne?

    Doctor Thorne was written by Anthony Trollope.

    What genre is Doctor Thorne?

    It is usually shelved as Classic Love Stories.

    Is Doctor Thorne free to read?

    Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.

    What books are similar to Doctor Thorne?

    Readers who like it often enjoy Middlemarch, The Enchanted April and The Pirate.

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