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The Chateau Of Prince Polignac

The Chateau Of Prince Polignac

Trollope, Anthony

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ISBN10: 1169174361
ISBN13: 9781169174368
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 28
Weight: 0.61
Height: 0.25 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
The Chateau of Prince Polignac is a novel written by Anthony Trollope. It tells the story of a young Englishman named Harry Heathcote, who travels to France to take up a job managing the estates of the Prince of Polignac. Harry is initially excited by the prospect of living in a grand chateau and working for a wealthy aristocrat, but he soon discovers that life in France is not as glamorous as he had imagined.As Harry settles into his new role, he becomes embroiled in the politics and rivalries of the local community. He also falls in love with a beautiful French woman named Julie, who is engaged to another man. Harry must navigate these complicated relationships while also dealing with the challenges of managing the Prince's estates, which are in a state of disrepair.Throughout the novel, Trollope explores themes of class, love, and the clash of cultures between England and France. He also provides a vivid portrait of life in rural France in the mid-19th century. The Chateau of Prince Polignac is a compelling and engaging novel that will appeal to fans of historical fiction and classic literature.But few towns, merely as towns, can be better worth visiting. In the first place, the volcanic formation of the ground on which it stands is not only singular in the extreme, so as to be interesting to the geologist, but it is so picturesque as to be equally gratifying to the general tourist. Within a narrow valley there stand several rocks, rising up from the ground with absolute abruptness.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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