Castle Richmond. A Novel. By Anthony Trollope. Chapman & Hall, London, 1861

Castle Richmond by Anthony Trollope is a social novel set in Ireland during the Great Famine, first published in 1860. Drawing on his own experience of Ireland, Trollope explores themes of inheritance, legitimacy and moral responsibility against the backdrop of one of the most challenging periods in Irish history. Combining domestic drama with a wider social context, the novel reflects his characteristic realism and sympathy of observation, offering a nuanced portrayal of both Anglo-Irish society and the hardships of the time. Though less well known than his Barsetshire or Palliser novels, Castle Richmond remains a thoughtful and historically grounded work within Trollope’s wider oeuvre.

Castle Richmond. A Novel. By Anthony Trollope. New Edition.

Published by Chapman & Hall, London, 1861 (an early edition - first issued in 3 volumes in 1860). Printed by William Clowes and Sons.

A smart hardback with brown leather spine and corners, and with green cloth over boards. Spine with raised bands, gilt and blind stamped decoration, and black morocco title label. With light wear and bumping, and some sunning to spine. With feathered marble endpapers, and matching edges to text block.

The text is very good - bright and clean throughout, with some light spotting to endpapers.

Text in English.

iv + 440pp.