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Castle Richmond

by Anthony Trollope

First published
1860
Reading level
Plain English
Price
Free

About the book

"Castle Richmond" by Anthony Trollope is a novel written between 1859 and 1860. Set in southwestern Ireland during the Great Famine, it follows two Protestant cousins who compete for the hand of an impoverished noblewoman. The story weaves together romance, family secrets involving bigamy, and vivid depictions of famine relief efforts. With an unusually complicated plot for Trollope, the novel explores both matters of the heart and explicit religious commentary against the backdrop of Ireland's darkest period.

  • Historical fiction
  • Love stories
  • Ireland
  • Social classes
  • Great Britain

Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #5897. Castle Richmond on Wikipedia.

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