Framley Parsonage by Anthony Trollope is the fourth novel in the Chronicles of Barsetshire series. It centers around the young clergyman, Mark Robarts, whose ambitions lead him into financial trouble. Seeking to improve his social standing, Mark falls into debt, threatening his reputation and future. Meanwhile, the love story between Lucy Robarts, Mark’s sister, and Lord Lufton, a nobleman, unfolds, adding another layer of tension between social expectations and personal desires.

Trollope weaves together a narrative of personal ambition, social pressure, and the consequences of overreaching, set in the complex world of Victorian England.

Excerpt:
"He had allowed himself to be dragged into this temptation, and he was now trying, with an anxious mind, to calculate the amount of ruin which it might entail upon him."

Book details:

Title: Framley Personage

Author: Anthony Trollope

Condition: Good, Foxing 

Binding: Hardcover

Publisher: Zodiac Press

Publication Date: 1947