Alice Dugdale by Anthony Trollope
Alice Dugdale is a character in Anthony Trollope's novel "The Eustace Diamonds." She is a young woman who is the daughter of a clergyman and is known for her beauty, intelligence, and strong will. Throughout the novel, Alice faces various challenges and struggles, including her father's financial difficulties and her own feelings of insecurity and isolation. Despite these challenges, Alice remains determined and independent, and ultimately finds happiness and fulfillment through her relationships with the people around her.
By Anthony Trollope · First published 1879 · Genre: Fiction, Romance, Drama · 29,073 words
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It used to be said in the village of Beetham that nothing ever went wrong with Alice Dugdale -- the meaning of which, perhaps, lay in the fact that she was determined that things should be made to go right. Things as they came were received by her with a gracious welcome, and "things," whatever they were, seemed to be so well pleased with the treatment afforded to them, that they too for most part made themselves gracious in return.
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Alice Dugdale is listed on Textopian as a novella by Anthony Trollope, dated 1879 CE.
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- Work type: Novella
- Author: Anthony Trollope
- Date: 1879 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Fiction, Romance, Drama
- Length: 29,073 words
- Structure: 1 section, 440 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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Genres
- Fiction — The book 'Alice Dugdale' is a fictional story created by the author Anthony Trollope.
- Romance — The storyline includes romantic elements as it involves a love story between the title character Alice Dugdale and John Jerningham.
- Drama — The story follows Alice Dugdale, as she navigates through her romantic, personal, and social life, creating dramatic elements within the story.
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Victorian · literature · social commentary · romance · class · gender · family · society · relationships · morality · character study · drama