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Doctor Thorne (version 2)

Doctor Thorne (version 2)

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Number of Chapters: 47

Length: 26 hours and 09 minutes

Language: English

This is the third book in The Chronicles of Barsetshire, the first two being The Warden and Barchester Towers; however, although some characters from the first two books are referred to, there is no need to read/ listen to them first to enjoy Dr. Thorne.

It is mainly concerned with the romantic problems of Mary Thorne, niece of Doctor Thomas Thorne (a member of a junior branch of the family of Mr. Wilfred Thorne, who appeared in Barchester Towers), and Frank Gresham, the only son of the local squire, although Trollope as the omniscient narrator assures the reader at the beginning that the hero is really the doctor.

Themes of the book are the social pain and exclusion caused by illegitimacy, the nefarious effects of the demon drink and the difficulties of romantic attachments outside one's social class. The novel also gives a vivid picture of electioneering and all the barely legal shenanigans that accompany the event. Most of the action takes place in a village of Barsetshire and a country house not far off.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.

While her brother is in prison, Mary gives birth to a girl. A former suitor offers to marry her and emigrate to the United States to start a new life but refuses to take the baby. Doctor Thorne persuades her to accept the generous offer, promising to raise his niece. He names her Mary Thorne but wishing neither to have her illegitimacy made public nor to have her associate with the uncouth Roger Scatcherd, he keeps her birth secret. He tells Scatcherd that the baby had died.

After his release, Scatcherd rises quickly in the world as a railway project undertaker. In time, his skills make him extremely rich. When he completes a seemingly-impossible important project on time, he is made a baronet for his efforts. Throughout his career, he entrusts his financial affairs to Doctor Thorne. When Thorne becomes the family doctor to the Greshams, he persuades Scatcherd to lend ever growing sums to the head of the family, the local squire, who has troubles managing his finances. Eventually, much of the Gresham estate is put up as collateral. - Summary by Wikipedia

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Chapter I The Greshams of Greshamsbury (Nick Whitley)
Chapter II Long, Long Ago (Nick Whitley)
Chapter III Dr Thorne (Nick Whitley)
Chapter IV Lessons from Courcy Castle (Nick Whitley)
Chapter V Frank Gresham's First Speech (Nick Whitley)
Chapter VI Frank Gresham's Early Loves (Nick Whitley)
Chapter VII The Doctor's Garden (Nick Whitley)
Chapter VIII Matrimonial Prospects (Nick Whitley)
Chapter IX Sir Roger Scatcherd (Nick Whitley)
Chapter X Sir Roger's Will (Nick Whitley)
Chapter XI The Doctor Drinks His Tea (Nick Whitley)
Chapter XII When Greek Meets Greek, Then Comes the Tug of War (Nick Whitley)
Chapter XIII The Two Uncles (Nick Whitley)
Chapter XIV Sentence of Exile (Nick Whitley)
Chapter XV Courcy (Nick Whitley)
Chapter XVI Miss Dunstable (Nick Whitley)
Chapter XVII The Election (Nick Whitley)
Chapter XVIII The Rivals (Nick Whitley)
XIX The Duke of Omnium (Nick Whitley)
XX The Proposal (Nick Whitley)
XXI Mr Moffat Falls into Trouble (Nick Whitley)
XXII Sir Roger is Unseated (Nick Whitley)
XXIII Retrospective (Nick Whitley)
XXIV Louis Scatcherd (Nick Whitley)
XXV Sir Roger Dies (Nick Whitley)
XXVI War (Nick Whitley)
XXVII Miss Thorne Goes on a Visit (Nick Whitley)
XXVIII The Doctor Hears Something to His Advantage (Nick Whitley)
XXIX The Donkey Ride (Nick Whitley)
XXX Post Prandial (Nick Whitley)
XXXI The Small End of the Wedge (Nick Whitley)
XXXII Mr. Oriel (Nick Whitley)
XXXIII A Morning Visit (Nick Whitley)
XXXIV A Barouche and Four Arrives at Greshamsbury (Nick Whitley)
XXXV Sir Louis Goes Out to Dinner (Nick Whitley)
XXXVI Will He Come Again? (Nick Whitley)
XXXVII Sir Louis Leaves Greshamsbury (Nick Whitley)
XXXVIII De Courcy Precepts and de Courcy Practice (Nick Whitley)
XXXIX What the World Says about Blood (Nick Whitley)
XL The Two Doctors Change Patients (Nick Whitley)
XLI Dr, Thorne Won't Interfere (Nick Whitley)
XLII What Can You Give in Return? (Nick Whitley)
The Race of Scatcherd Becomes Extinct (Nick Whitley)
XLIV Saturday Evening and Sunday Morning (Nick Whitley)
XLV. Law Business in London (Nick Whitley)
XLVI. Our Pet Fox Finds a Tail (Nick Whitley)
XLVII. How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding (Nick Whitley)
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