The Claverings

The Claveringsby Anthony TrollopeHarry Clavering loved Julia Brabazon. After a brilliant career at Oxford, Harry's future was bright. But then, the selfish Julia met the degenerate Lord Ongar and fell in love with his title and -- and his money. She left Harry and married the Lord. The marriage was a disaster, of course -- mitigated only by Lord Ongar's death a year later from his dissolutions. A wealthy widow now, Lady Julia Ongar returns from the Continent to find that her name has...
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The Claveringsby Anthony TrollopeHarry Clavering loved Julia Brabazon. After a brilliant career at Oxford, Harry's future was bright. But then, the selfish Julia met the degenerate Lord Ongar and fell in love with his title and -- and his money. She left Harry and married the Lord. The marriage was a disaster, of course -- mitigated only by Lord Ongar's death a year later from his dissolutions. A wealthy widow now, Lady Julia Ongar returns from the Continent to find that her name has been besmirched by rumors of infidelity -- by Lord Ongar himself. Now she works to regain the heart of her abandoned lover, Harry Clavering. But Harry is engaged to Florence Burton, the daughter of his new employer. Harry does not let Julia know of the engagement. He must choose now between an old flame -- and a new love.We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.