Doctor Thorne (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Anthony Trollope
- First Published: 1858
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Domestic realism
- Time of Work: Mid-nineteenth century
- Setting: Barsetshire, England
- Genres: Long fiction, Bourgeois fiction
- Subjects: Politics, Nineteenth century, Marriage, Rural or country life, Doctors, England or English people, Inheritance or succession, Illegitimacy, Aristocracy or aristocrats, Wealth, Victorian era or Victorianism, Debtors or creditors
- Locales: Barsetshire, England
Characters Discussed
Dr. Thomas Thorne, the benevolent physician of Greshamsbury in East Barsetshire. He had adopted Mary, the illegitimate child of his brother and Mary Scatcherd, a village girl, after his brother was killed by Roger Scatcherd, Mary’s brother. Dr. Thorne conceals Mary’s identity until after she has inherited Roger Scatcherd’s fortune. a humane man, Dr. Thorne is friendly with both the Scatcherds and with the aristocratic Greshams of Greshamsbury Park.
Mary Thorne, the niece of Dr. Thorne, unaware, until the end of the novel, of her illegitimate...
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