Marion Fay
Anthony Trollope
Read by Arnold
Marion Fay (1882) offers a pair of romances, each involving a match between one titled personage and one commoner. The misalliances lead to the typical strains between parental desires and romantic wishes of the young. The novel’s primary characters have such noble dispositions that Trollope was impelled to create several far more interesting minor characters who either threaten mayhem or provide amusing diversions. (summary by Arnold Banner) (24 hr 6 min)
Chapters
| THE MARQUIS OF KINGSBURY. | 21:47 | Read by Arnold |
| LORD HAMPSTEAD. | 25:50 | Read by Arnold |
| THE MARCHIONESS. | 24:13 | Read by Arnold |
| LADY FRANCES. | 23:22 | Read by Arnold |
| MRS. RODEN. | 24:02 | Read by Arnold |
| PARADISE ROW. | 23:37 | Read by Arnold |
| THE POST OFFICE. | 23:40 | Read by Arnold |
| MR. GREENWOOD. | 23:05 | Read by Arnold |
| AT KÖNIGSGRAAF. | 22:29 | Read by Arnold |
| 'NOBLESSE OBLIGE.' | 23:50 | Read by Arnold |
| LADY PERSIFLAGE. | 24:59 | Read by Arnold |
| CASTLE HAUTBOY. | 24:41 | Read by Arnold |
| THE BRAESIDE HARRIERS. | 22:31 | Read by Arnold |
| COMING HOME FROM HUNTING. | 22:54 | Read by Arnold |
| MARION FAY AND HER FATHER. | 24:04 | Read by Arnold |
| THE WALK BACK TO HENDON. | 21:02 | Read by Arnold |
| LORD HAMPSTEAD'S SCHEME. | 23:45 | Read by Arnold |
| HOW THEY LIVED AT TRAFFORD PARK. | 23:49 | Read by Arnold |
| LADY AMALDINA'S LOVER. | 24:16 | Read by Arnold |
| THE SCHEME IS SUCCESSFUL. | 23:05 | Read by Arnold |
| WHAT THEY ALL THOUGHT AS THEY WENT HOME. | 22:59 | Read by Arnold |
| AGAIN AT TRAFFORD. | 22:00 | Read by Arnold |
| THE IRREPRESSIBLE CROCKER. | 23:19 | Read by Arnold |
| MRS. RODEN'S ELOQUENCE. | 23:03 | Read by Arnold |
| MARION'S VIEWS ABOUT MARRIAGE. | 24:27 | Read by Arnold |
| LORD HAMPSTEAD IS IMPATIENT. | 22:26 | Read by Arnold |
| THE QUAKER'S ELOQUENCE. | 25:00 | Read by Arnold |
| MARION'S OBSTINACY. | 23:14 | Read by Arnold |
| MRS. DEMIJOHN'S PARTY. | 25:01 | Read by Arnold |
| NEW YEAR'S DAY. | 23:07 | Read by Arnold |
| MISS DEMIJOHN'S INGENUITY. | 22:27 | Read by Arnold |
| KING'S COURT, OLD BROAD STREET. | 21:47 | Read by Arnold |
| MR. GREENWOOD BECOMES AMBITIOUS. | 23:13 | Read by Arnold |
| LIKE THE POOR CAT I' THE ADAGE. | 23:01 | Read by Arnold |
| LADY FRANCES SEES HER LOVER. | 22:33 | Read by Arnold |
| MR. GREENWOOD'S FEELINGS. | 22:20 | Read by Arnold |
| 'THAT WOULD BE DISAGREEABLE.' | 21:16 | Read by Arnold |
| 'I DO.' | 22:01 | Read by Arnold |
| AT GORSE HALL. | 21:29 | Read by Arnold |
| POOR WALKER. | 21:58 | Read by Arnold |
| FALSE TIDINGS. | 21:54 | Read by Arnold |
| NEVER, NEVER, TO COME AGAIN. | 21:01 | Read by Arnold |
| DI CRINOLA. | 21:10 | Read by Arnold |
| 'I WILL COME BACK AS I WENT.' | 20:24 | Read by Arnold |
| TRUE TIDINGS. | 20:43 | Read by Arnold |
| ALL THE WORLD KNOWS IT. | 20:27 | Read by Arnold |
| 'IT SHALL BE DONE.' | 21:15 | Read by Arnold |
| MARION WILL CERTAINLY HAVE HER WAY. | 19:44 | Read by Arnold |
| 'BUT HE IS;—HE IS.' | 20:20 | Read by Arnold |
| THE GREAT QUESTION. | 21:27 | Read by Arnold |
| 'I CANNOT COMPEL HER.' | 21:23 | Read by Arnold |
| IN PARK LANE. | 20:13 | Read by Arnold |
| AFTER ALL HE ISN'T. | 21:30 | Read by Arnold |
| 'OF COURSE THERE WAS A BITTERNESS.' | 20:15 | Read by Arnold |
| LORD HAMPSTEAD AGAIN WITH MRS. RODEN. | 22:35 | Read by Arnold |
| LORD HAMPSTEAD AGAIN WITH MARION. | 20:51 | Read by Arnold |
| CROCKER'S DISTRESS. | 22:22 | Read by Arnold |
| 'DISMISSAL. B. B.' | 23:28 | Read by Arnold |
| PEGWELL BAY. | 23:39 | Read by Arnold |
| LADY AMALDINA'S WEDDING. | 22:11 | Read by Arnold |
| CROCKER'S TALE. | 24:05 | Read by Arnold |
| 'MY MARION.' | 23:52 | Read by Arnold |
| MR. GREENWOOD'S LAST BATTLE. | 21:15 | Read by Arnold |
| THE REGISTRAR OF STATE RECORDS. | 22:35 | Read by Arnold |
Reviews
Not my favourite Trollpe
Margaret87
I'm afraid that by the middle of it I was sick and tired of Marion and the analyses of rank, position, nobility, what's due and not due really tried my patience. For all its faults I'm glad that I don't live in a society that categorises people so severely (mind you it does seem to be slipping back). Apart from the "hero" who thought he ought to have his way because he was a man (not, of course, because he was an aristocrat but because of his claims to be a Radical) the "can'ts" and "'shouldn'ts" far outweighed the "can do thats". Fanny and George - and Sak, I suppose - had their heads screwed on all right, thank goodness, but the rest of them seemed to be a bit addled Arnold, as usual, did a wonderful job reading it (ploughing through it?). Any other reader and I don't think I'd have made it.
Highly Enjoyable!
jbrown
While long this typical Trollope story is wonderful with its in-depth character development. It has lots of humor to offset the very sad parts. Highly recommend.
Corvid Crowman
Not one of Trollope's best thoureader. interesting as yet another extreme valorization of 19th-century feminine self-abnegation with a few uncharacteristic Gothic elements near the end. Good reader.
Marion Fey
Angeles
Excellent story. The reader did a great job. I really enjoyed it although it made me cry in some chapters.
Good story.
Judy
The usual Trollope yarn... Sad, philosophical, long but interesting. Reader was better on this story. Thank you.
reader
Another wonderful tale by Trollope, and another sympathetic reading by Arnold. Thank you.
Kam
kam. rather long utube did get to enjoy. well read, thanku
marion fay
Cookie
Anthony Trollope does it again, but even better. Touching love stories, one ends in grief. You feel he understands the nature of men and women so well. You feel concern, respect, endearment, hostility, anger, desire for exposure, punishment, happiness. No spoilers here. Arnold the narrator helps make the story what it is. A real treat! Real romance, no sex.