Doctor,Thorne,by,Anthony,Trollope,is,the,story,of,Dr,Thomas,Thorne,,who,lives,in,the,village,of,Greshamsbury,in,Barsetshire,,with,his,beautiful,niece,,Mary,,a,girl,blessed,with,every,gift,except,money.,Mary,Thorne,has,grown,up,alongside,the,Gresham,sisters,–,Augusta,,Beatrice,and,Alexandrina,and,their,handsome,brother,Frank,–,whose,home,is,the,great,house,and,estate,at,Greshamsbury,Park.,When,the,terrifying,Lady,Arabella,Gresham,discovers,that,her,darling,son,,Frank,,has,fallen,in,love,with,Dr,Thorne’s,penniless,niece,,she,is,horrified.,Her,husband,has,frittered,away,the,family,fortune,and,is,only,being,kept,afloat,by,very,favourable,loans,that,Dr,Thorne,has,secured,from,a,railway,millionaire,,Sir,Roger,Scatcherd.,However,,Sir,Roger,is,drinking,himself,into,an,early,grave,and,the,financial,future,is,uncertain,,so,Lady,Arabella,believes,it,is,her,son’s,duty,to,make,a,rich,marriage,to,save,the,family,estate,and,launches,a,campaign,to,secure,her,son,an,heiress,for,a,bride.
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