Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 156 Trollope, Anthony 1815 1882 Mr. Scarborough's Family E-text prepared by Steven desJardins, Joseph E. Loewenstein, M.D., and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders "Mr. Scarborough's Family" by Anthony Trollope is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the complex relationships and conflicts within the Scarborough family, particularly focusing on the issues of legitimacy, inheritance, and the impact of family secrets on personal lives. Central characters include Mr. Scarborough, the enigmatic patriarch who reveals startling truths about his sons, Mountjoy and Augustus, whose lives are dramatically altered by their father's claims about their legitimacy and the subsequent struggle for inheritance. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Mr. Scarborough as he grapples with the implications of declaring his eldest son Mountjoy a bastard. Scarborough's selfish motivations to protect his wealth create tension, particularly as he reveals secrets that could devastate his family's reputation. The narrative encompasses various perspectives, including those of the two brothers—Mountjoy, a reckless officer burdened by gambling debts, and Augustus, the more pragmatic barrister left to navigate the fallout of his father’s confession. Additionally, the involvement of characters like Florence Mountjoy and Harry Annesley hints at romantic entanglements complicated by familial conflicts, setting the stage for drama and intrigue as the story unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Inheritance and succession -- Fiction Fathers and sons -- Fiction Domestic fiction Hertfordshire (England) -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 1237632 2025-07-05T13:43:54.381146 text/html 1214540 2024-10-28T19:17:59 text/html 519808 2025-07-05T13:44:07.998093 application/epub+zip 540984 2025-07-05T13:43:57.779098 application/epub+zip 523850 2025-07-05T13:43:56.376155 application/epub+zip 956627 2025-07-05T13:44:16.369023 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 892817 2025-07-05T13:44:07.039077 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 844400 2022-09-06T19:26:15.779835 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1174065 2023-10-06T04:33:42.915049 text/plain 1154202 2024-10-28T19:17:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16490 2025-07-05T13:44:16.712994 application/rdf+xml 15333 2025-07-05T13:43:56.896124 image/jpeg 4224 2025-07-05T13:43:56.637090 image/jpeg 502502 2025-07-05T13:43:54.474102 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia