The Small House at Allington (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Anthony Trollope
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Domestic realism
- Time of Work: Mid-nineteenth century
- Setting: London and the fictional county Barsetshire
- Genres: Long fiction, Bourgeois fiction
- Subjects: Values, Love or romance, Nineteenth century, Marriage, Rural or country life, Class consciousness, England or English people, London, Aristocracy or aristocrats
- Locales: England, London, England, Barsetshire, England
Characters Discussed
Lilian (Lily) Dale, the younger daughter of widowed Mrs. Dale and niece of the squire of Allington. She falls in love with Adolphus Crosbie, and they become engaged. Adolphus asks her uncle for a dowry. Refused, he still intends to marry Lily, but later, at a house party at De Courcy Castle, he suddenly becomes engaged to the more wealthy Lady Alexandrina, whom he marries. Lily stays at home, refusing a steady suitor whom her family wishes her to marry. She helps to arrange a match between her sister Bell and a young doctor.
Christopher Dale, the...
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