Project Gutenberg 2008-05-23 Public domain in the USA. 199 Trollope, Anthony 1815 1882 Ralph the Heir Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_the_Heir E-text prepared by Joseph E. Loewenstein, M.D. "Ralph the Heir" by Anthony Trollope is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Sir Thomas Underwood, a reserved and somewhat melancholic barrister, who, after a series of disappointments in his professional life and personal relationships, finds himself confronted with new responsibilities when his orphaned niece, Mary Bonner, arrives from Jamaica to stay with him and his two daughters. The narrative explores themes of familial obligations, social expectations, and the often complicated dynamics of love and duty. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Sir Thomas, a man in his sixties who has struggled to form intimate connections throughout his life due to his reticent nature. He has two daughters, Clarissa and Patience, who lead a somewhat isolated life in their villa at Fulham. The plot thickens with the impending arrival of Mary Bonner, who becomes a source of both anxiety and intrigue for Sir Thomas and the sisters. As the narrative unfolds, the opening chapters reveal Sir Thomas's internal conflicts concerning his new ward and hint at the burgeoning romantic tension between Clarissa and Ralph Newton, a young man who has been a close acquaintance of the family, complicating the household dynamics further. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Inheritance and succession -- Fiction Fathers and sons -- Fiction England -- Fiction Domestic fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 1236937 2025-07-10T12:05:12.832710 text/html 1249994 2012-06-26T14:35:50 text/html 4085440 2025-07-10T12:05:26.992600 application/epub+zip 4091501 2025-07-10T12:05:15.529648 application/epub+zip 528121 2025-07-10T12:05:13.960714 application/epub+zip 4422475 2025-07-10T12:05:35.694550 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4381448 2025-07-10T12:05:25.305671 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 804432 2022-09-12T04:57:52.346302 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1191291 2025-07-10T12:05:10.711695 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1191095 2021-01-03T15:52:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1191111 2021-01-03T15:52:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21843 2025-07-10T12:05:35.889536 application/rdf+xml 10926 2025-07-10T12:05:14.485613 image/jpeg 3078 2025-07-10T12:05:14.224647 image/jpeg 433470 2021-01-03T15:52:15 application/octet-stream application/zip 3998766 2021-01-03T15:52:15 application/octet-stream application/zip 433423 2021-01-03T15:52:15 application/octet-stream application/zip 4051923 2025-07-10T12:05:13.052671 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