The Prime Minister
by Anthony Trollope (1815–1882)
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- 82 chapters
- Reading level: 6th grade
"The Prime Minister" by Anthony Trollope is a novel published in 1876. When political deadlock forces a fragile coalition government, the Duke of Omnium reluctantly becomes Prime Minister. As he struggles with leadership and his government's inability to act, his wife's well-meaning interference triggers a scandal involving a charming but treacherous financial adventurer. This fifth Palliser novel weaves together the challenges of political power with personal choices, marriage, and honor in Victorian England.
- London (England)
- Political fiction
- Palliser, Plantagenet (Fictitious character)
- Prime ministers
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Volume I
I. Ferdinand Lopez
II. Everett Wharton
III. Mr. Abel Wharton, Q.C.
IV. Mrs. Roby
V. "No One Knows Anything About Him"
VI. An Old Friend Goes to Windsor
VII. Another Old Friend
VIII. The Beginning of a New Career
IX. Mrs. Dick's Dinner Party.—No. I
X. Mrs. Dick's Dinner Party.—No. II
XI. Carlton Terrace
XII. The Gathering of Clouds
XIII. Mr. Wharton Complains
XIV. A Lover's Perseverance
XV. Arthur Fletcher
XVI. Never Run Away!
XVII. Good-Bye
XVIII. The Duke of Omnium Thinks of Himself
XIX. Vulgarity
XX. Sir Orlando's Policy
XXI. The Duchess's New Swan
XXII. St. James's Park
XXIII. Surrender
XXIV. The Marriage
XXV. The Beginning of the Honeymoon
XXVI. The End of the Honeymoon
XXVII. The Duke's Misery
XXVIII. The Duchess Is Much Troubled
XXIX. The Two Candidates for Silverbridge
XXX. "Yes;—a Lie!"
XXXI. "Yes;—with a Horsewhip in My Hand"
XXXII. "What Business Is It of Yours?"
XXXIII. Showing That a Man Should Not Howl
XXXIV. The Silverbridge Election
XXXV. Lopez Back in London
XXXVI. The Jolly Blackbird
XXXVII. The Horns
XXXVIII. Sir Orlando Retires
XXXIX. "Get Round Him"
XL. "Come and Try It"
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This free edition of The Prime Minister by Anthony Trollope comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #2158, released 2000-04-01. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: Novels, British Literature.
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