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The Three Clerks (1857)

von Anthony Trollope

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Well now, Gertrude, do you mean to say you think it right that Katie should sit by and hear a man talk as Captain Cuttwater talked last night? Do you mean to say that the scene which passed, with the rum and the curses, and the absurd ridicule which was thrown on your mother's uncle, was such as should take place in your mother's drawing-room?… (mehr)
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This is my first time reading Trollope, but it's not likely to be my last. This is more of an ensemble piece in that none of the 6 main characters can be said to be hero or heroine material or the be the real leads. They also are not painted in black and white, they have their strengths and weaknesses. No one is entirely good or entirely evil, even the person who falls the lowest is lead astray. It acts better as a tale reflecting society than as a character study. Again it makes me quite pleased I'm not living in that period, the constraints placed on both men and women by the rules of society would be somewhat restricted. It's interesting in that opportunities for socialising were severely restricted, especially for young women. I have to say that I quite liked the inventiveness of the supporting character naming, some certainly made me snort. ( )
  Helenliz | Aug 9, 2019 |
The three clerks of the title are young men starting out on civil service careers in London. Harry Norman and the slightly older Alaric Tudor get positions in the office of Weights and Measures, while Alaric’s younger cousin, Charley Tudor, gets a position in Internal Navigation. Harry is an honest and generous young man with an unforgiving streak. The ambitious Alaric always has an eye out for the next opportunity for advancement, and despite Harry’s warnings, he allows the end to justify the means. Charley is a happy-go-lucky young man who drifts along with the tide. Charley doesn’t have the strength of character to withstand the temptations of city life, yet he has enough of a sense of morality to be troubled by his dissolute behavior. Harry has a widowed cousin in Hampton who has three young daughters, Gertrude, Linda, and Katie. Harry introduces first Alaric and then Charley into the family circle, giving rise to unforeseen jealousies and heartaches.

The pace of the novel is somewhat uneven, with a focus on Harry at the beginning of the novel, Alaric in the middle, and Charley at the end. Their stories overlap but don’t intertwine as well as they might. The comic passages stand out, with Charley’s stab at novel-writing (Crinoline and Macassar) being the highlight of the book for me. Katie’s first ball also had me laughing out loud. ( )
  cbl_tn | Jul 27, 2019 |
The story focuses on three government clerks who enjoy the company of the Woodward sisters. Alaric steals Gertrude from Harry. Harry ends up marrying Linda. Katie likes Charley, but her mother doesn't. The best thing I can say about I've finished it and can say I've read it. It's just not my kind of story. The story does pick up a bit near the end when Alaric gets his just desserts, but even that doesn't quite redeem it. ( )
  thornton37814 | Jul 24, 2019 |
I've got a long term Read All Trollope Project going (along with Read All Dickens, Eliot, Cather, Wharton, and James). This I mostly listened to, some very excellent reading on LIbriVox. This still felt like an early work, clumsy and preachy in places. There were numerous long digressions about Parliment and the Civil Service that mostly went over me. The use of satirical names; Mr. Chaffanbrass, Mr. Nogo, etc., felt rather forced. But the story was interesting and I enjoyed getting to know the rather flawed Three Clerks of the title. The sisters Woodward were less distinguishable except for the rather melodramatic Katie. I didn't expect her later story from her introduction as just a fun and hearty young teen but she blossomed into full teen angst later. In the end, I was glad that the good were happy and the villanous put down. Yes, Harry Norman turned out a bit of a prig and Alaric and Charlie too easily led into trouble but they were all enjoyable to read about. The buying and selling of shares and influence in Parliment reminded me of The Gilded Age, though perhaps not handled with as much of a satirical skewer as Twain gives it. On to find more Trollope.
  amyem58 | Jul 1, 2016 |
The story of three civil service clerks, Henry, Alaric and Charley and of the three daughters of Mrs Woodward, Gertrude, Linda and Katie. Alaric becomes a Civil Service Commissioner and plans to run for parliament, but his moral compass is being distorted by his despicable friend Undy. Alaric throws over one sister and marries another and finally receives his comeuppance. Charley is a young scoundrel who struggles to live up to his good intentions. Henry spends the entire novel being moral, unforgiving and extraordinarily boring.

It took me a while to get into this story, but it picks up from the halfway mark. I enjoyed the parts about Charley's literary endeavours and the topics and plot devices he is encouraged to include, although I could have done without the entire text of Crinoline and Macassar. I found Alaric an interesting character until his downfall, when he sort of faded out. Charley was the real hero to root for, although even his romance was a bit lacking somehow. I feared at one point that he would marry his bride on her deathbed, but thankfully that didn't happen. The women characters were not so prominent and well-developed as usual. No hunting on the plus side, but the minor characters weren't as developed as in other Trollope novels: Clementina was a bit unbelievable and I never warmed to the Neverbend sisters. Far far too many character with names like Neverbend and Oldeschole and so on.

Not one of my favourites. ( )
  pgchuis | Oct 21, 2015 |
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Anthony TrollopeHauptautoralle Ausgabenberechnet
Handley, GrahamHerausgeberCo-Autoreinige Ausgabenbestätigt
Shore, W. TeignmouthEinführungCo-Autoreinige Ausgabenbestätigt
Skilton, DavidHerausgeberCo-Autoreinige Ausgabenbestätigt
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