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Plot Summary of Doctor Thorne
"Dr. Thorne comes to Barsetshire with his niece Mary to open a practice. He befriends the local squire and Mary is educated with the squire's family.   All goes well until the squire's son, Frank, falls in love with Mary, who has no fortune and is illegitimate as well. Frank, unfortunately must marry someone with money, so that he can keep up the family estates.

The problem is solved when it is discovered that Mary is the child of Sir Roger Scatcherd, a wealthy drunkard. He leaves his fortune to her, and this enables Frank and Mary to marry.

"

Jack Goodstein, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Doctor Thorne
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Plot
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 19th century
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Lover is - of a different social class

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - unemployed
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - British
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Main Adversary
Identity: - society
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an above average amount

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 6 ()
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Weird Victorian/Shakespearean English? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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