Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 190 Trollope, Anthony 1815 1882 Castle Richmond Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Richmond E-text prepared by Charles Aldarondo, Charles Franks, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) and revised by Rita Bailey and Joseph E. Loewenstein, M.D. HTML version prepared by Joseph E. Loewenstein, M.D. "Castle Richmond" by Anthony Trollope is a novel written during the mid-19th century. Set in Ireland, the story weaves a tale that revolves around the lives of the Fitzgerald family, featuring characters such as Sir Thomas Fitzgerald, his son Herbert, and the Countess of Desmond. The novel explores themes of class disparity, love, and societal expectations against the backdrop of the Irish famine. The opening of the book introduces the reader to the socio-political landscape of the Irish countryside and lays the groundwork for understanding the characters and their relationships. We meet the Fitzgeralds, who live at Castle Richmond, and the Desmonds, who reside at Desmond Court. The narrative hints at the growing love between Owen Fitzgerald and Lady Clara Desmond, while also outlining the societal pressures that may prevent such a union. Clara's youth and innocence are juxtaposed with Owen's more tumultuous reputation, and the narrative suggests that class and familial expectations will play significant roles in their evolving relationship. The focus is on establishing the characters, their desires, and the conflicts that arise from their interwoven lives, especially in light of the formidable presence of their families and society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Historical fiction Love stories Ireland -- Fiction Social classes -- Fiction Great Britain -- Fiction PR Text Historical Fiction Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: British Literature 1185725 2025-07-03T05:44:59.586711 text/html 1195876 2010-06-19T00:11:04 text/html 505962 2025-07-03T05:45:12.004668 application/epub+zip 521870 2025-07-03T05:45:02.032677 application/epub+zip 521870 2025-07-03T05:45:00.611681 application/epub+zip 876559 2025-07-03T05:45:19.588580 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 845831 2025-07-03T05:45:11.011583 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 818230 2022-09-03T09:18:13.685817 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1145785 2025-07-03T05:44:57.286712 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1145361 2010-06-19T00:13:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1145388 2010-06-19T00:13:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22234 2025-07-03T05:45:19.732551 application/rdf+xml 14085 2025-07-03T05:45:01.131643 image/jpeg 3677 2025-07-03T05:45:00.870660 image/jpeg 420610 2010-06-19T14:23:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 428246 2010-06-19T14:22:49 application/octet-stream application/zip 420556 2010-06-19T14:23:47 application/octet-stream application/zip 495363 2025-07-03T05:44:59.680645 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