Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite

By: Anthony Trollope

Narrated by: Tony Britton

On the death of his son, Sir Harry Hotspur had determined to give his property to his daughter Emily. She is beautiful and as strong-willed and high-principled as her father. Then she falls in love with the black-sheep of the family.Public Domain (P)2014 Audible, Inc.

Not One Of His Best

After The Way We Live Now, this novel was a huge disappointment. Emily is an awful character—a girl so sanctimonious and rigid that she can’t accept the glaring unsuitability of her loutish, drunken, thieving paramour. Despite knowing his irredeemable nature, she insists she can reform him and decides to martyr herself trying. Worse, he’s her cousin. I’ll spare you the ending, but it’s not a happy one. As for the performance, it would have been much better with a female narrator, since most of the dialogue is Emily’s. But if you enjoy falsetto voices, you’ll love Tony Britton’s.

Not Trollope’s Best

I am a great fan of Trollope’s books, and although I appreciated listening to this one I did not find it to be as good as his other books. All that being said, I would still recommend it to listeners.

Narration was superb.

Beautiful

I loved everything about this book and the reader was very good. Pulled me in instantly.

It’s a sad cautionary tale.

If you like Jane Austin, this is probably not the book for you. He is not as dark as Thomas Hardy, but it is somewhere between the two.

Great Listen/Read

Anthony Trollope never disappoints and this book is one of his best. The characters were described vividly, causing the reader to love, dislike and even have pity on certain ones. The reader did an excellent job too. I've already listened to this book 3 times, each time catching a nugget that I missed, but also, each time, heartbroken for Sir Harry Hotspur. Great, great listen/read!