Project Gutenberg 2008-07-12 Public domain in the USA. 199 Trollope, Anthony 1815 1882 The Bertrams E-text prepared by Delphine Lettau and Joseph E. Loewenstein, M.D. "The Bertrams" by Anthony Trollope is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story revolves around the lives of George Bertram and Arthur Wilkinson, two young men who experience the trials of ambition, competition, and societal expectations at Oxford University. As they navigate their academic journeys and personal challenges, the novel explores themes such as the pressure of success, the burdens of family obligations, and the impact of failure on self-worth. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to the characters through a vivid reflection on the era's competitive nature, wherein both men face their personal struggles after their university exams. George emerges triumphant as a double-first, while Arthur is confronted with the disappointment of a second class degree. This academic rivalry sets the stage for their relationship, characterized by friendship yet haunted by feelings of inadequacy and the burden of expectations. As the two young men grapple with their futures—Arthur contemplating a life dedicated to the church and George facing the realities of his successes—they venture into a world where ambition is intricately tied to personal worth, setting the tone for the drama that will unfold throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en England -- Fiction Love stories Scholars -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 1298444 2025-07-11T03:31:37.453720 text/html 1312444 2010-06-06T17:31:38 text/html 542202 2025-07-11T03:31:51.204662 application/epub+zip 561134 2025-07-11T03:31:39.907718 application/epub+zip 561135 2025-07-11T03:31:38.483698 application/epub+zip 917929 2025-07-11T03:31:59.858678 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 883367 2025-07-11T03:31:50.186633 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 852599 2022-09-12T07:25:00.991628 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1253199 2025-07-11T03:31:34.381719 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1252966 2008-07-12T18:58:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1252995 2008-07-12T18:58:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21430 2025-07-11T03:31:59.998612 application/rdf+xml 9795 2025-07-11T03:31:39.008697 image/jpeg 2750 2025-07-11T03:31:38.744714 image/jpeg 463586 2008-07-12T18:58:03 application/octet-stream application/zip 473151 2010-06-06T17:39:11 application/octet-stream application/zip 463508 2008-07-12T18:58:03 application/octet-stream application/zip 528938 2025-07-11T03:31:37.554753 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