Orley Farm (Annotated)

Orley Farm is one of Anthony Trollope's most searching examinations of law, property, and moral compromise in Victorian England. Centered on Lady Mason, whose possession of Orley Farm rests upon a disputed codicil and the shadow of forgery, the novel combines legal suspense with domestic realism. Its expansive, serialized structure allows Trollope to move deftly between courtroom procedure, family...