Orley Farm
Orley Farm is a serial novel by Anthony Trollope published originally between 1861 and 1862. A drama steeped in themes of judgement -- of oneself and of others -- Orley Farm also explores the changing Victorian world through changes in agricultural techniques and their impact.
The plot centres around Lady Mason, widowed second wife of Joseph Mason. While his Yorkshire estate was left to his family, a codicil to his will left Orley Farm (near London) to his much younger second wife and infant son. As the will and the codicil were in her handwriting, both were bitterly contested and accusations of forgery were made. While the codicil was at first confirmed as valid, the issue is raised again twenty years later when her son, now an adult, evicts a tennant from the farm.
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Direct links to each issue of this title:
Volume I
- Part I -- Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4
- Part II -- Chapters 5, 6, 7 and 8
- Part III -- Chapters 9, 10, 11 and 12
- Part IV -- Chapters 13, 14, 15 and 16
- Part V -- Chapters 17, 18, 19 and 20
- Part VI -- Chapters 21, 22, 23 and 24
- Part VII -- Chapters 25, 26, 27 and 28
- Part VIII -- Chapters 29, 30, 31 and 32
- Part IX -- Chapters 33, 34, 35 and 36
- Part X -- Chapters 37, 38, 39 and 40
Volume II
- Part XI -- Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4
- Part XII -- Chapters 5, 6, 7 and 8
- Part XIII -- Chapters 9, 10 ,11 and 12
- Part XIV -- Chapters 13, 14, 15 and 16
- Part XV -- Chapters 17, 18, 19 and 20
- Part XVI -- Chapters 21, 22, 23 and 24
- Part XVII -- Chapters 25, 26, 27 and 28
- Part XVIII -- Chapters 29, 30, 31 and 32
- Part XIX -- Chapters 33, 34, 35 and 36
- Part XX -- Chapters 37, 38, 39 and 40