Project Gutenberg 2009-05-31 Public domain in the USA. 205 Trollope, Anthony 1815 1882 The Macdermots of Ballycloran Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Macdermots_of_Ballycloran E-text prepared by Delphine Lettau and Joseph E. Loewenstein, M.D. "The Macdermots of Ballycloran" by Anthony Trollope is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story unfolds in the impoverished setting of rural Ireland, focusing on the Macdermot family as they navigate the struggles of maintaining their estate amidst financial woes, social pressures, and changing times. Central characters include Thady and Euphemia (Feemy) Macdermot, who grapple with the legacy of their family's past and the looming threat of losing their home. The opening of the novel sets a vivid scene in a decaying Ballycloran house, where the narrator reflects on its state of ruin and the indicative past of the Macdermot family. The protagonist arrives in the village of Drumsna on business and takes a solitary walk to explore the desolate estate, encountering local inhabitants and their hard lives. As he learns from a local man about the previous residents, he begins to hand on the story of the Macdermots, who have succumbed to a cycle of debt and despair. The narrative introduces the troubled family dynamics and paints a bleak picture of their socioeconomic challenges, setting the stage for the unfolding drama. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Domestic fiction Ireland -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 993474 2025-08-12T05:15:32.696912 text/html 1004419 2010-05-31T21:01:49 text/html 443036 2025-08-12T05:15:44.689863 application/epub+zip 456935 2025-08-12T05:15:36.260861 application/epub+zip 438358 2025-08-12T05:15:34.689892 application/epub+zip 755935 2025-08-12T05:15:51.088830 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 728880 2025-08-12T05:15:43.785838 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 695701 2022-09-13T12:34:53.556725 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 959560 2025-08-12T05:15:30.869915 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 959353 2009-05-31T16:49:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 959365 2009-05-31T16:49:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20252 2025-08-12T05:15:51.231807 application/rdf+xml 12344 2025-08-12T05:15:35.415954 image/jpeg 3037 2025-08-12T05:15:35.160910 image/jpeg 355192 2009-05-31T16:49:07 application/octet-stream application/zip 362231 2010-05-31T21:02:35 application/octet-stream application/zip 355171 2009-05-31T16:49:07 application/octet-stream application/zip 434504 2025-08-12T05:15:32.778923 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