https://www.spreaker.com/show/bertrams-the-by-anthony-trollope-1815-18The story follows George Bertram, a talented young man whose future seems full of promise after his success at Oxford. His life becomes closely connected with Caroline Waddington, an intelligent and strong-minded woman, as well as with members of the Bertram family whose wealth and position shape the choices available to them.
As relationships develop, Trollope explores how love can be complicated by pride, financial expectations, family influence, and social ambition. Characters who appear well matched are pulled apart by misunderstanding, hesitation, and competing ideas about what makes a successful life.
The novel also examines Victorian attitudes toward marriage, inheritance, education, class, and respectability. Trollope’s strength lies in showing that people are rarely simply right or wrong: their decisions grow out of personality, circumstance, fear, and desire.
Although The Bertrams contains romance, it is equally a novel of character and social observation. The emotional tension comes from watching people make choices that can alter the course of their lives.
This audiobook is ideal for listeners who enjoy Victorian fiction, classic romance, family drama, social criticism, inheritance stories, and character-driven novels.]]>enBooksCopyright Mentor New Yorkhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7542669a64491bc8744e804664a643cd.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/show/bertrams-the-by-anthony-trollope-1815-18Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:33:52 +0000Mentor New YorkMentor New Yorkfeeds@spreaker.comThis is a massive effort, taking place in England and the Middle East, with a cast of thousands... Well, not thousands, fortunately, but certainly a great many. There are three Bertrams present: Sir Lionel, his son George (our hero), and the wealthy...The story follows George Bertram, a talented young man whose future seems full of promise after his success at Oxford. His life becomes closely connected with Caroline Waddington, an intelligent and strong-minded woman, as well as with members of the Bertram family whose wealth and position shape the choices available to them.
As relationships develop, Trollope explores how love can be complicated by pride, financial expectations, family influence, and social ambition. Characters who appear well matched are pulled apart by misunderstanding, hesitation, and competing ideas about what makes a successful life.
The novel also examines Victorian attitudes toward marriage, inheritance, education, class, and respectability. Trollope’s strength lies in showing that people are rarely simply right or wrong: their decisions grow out of personality, circumstance, fear, and desire.
Although The Bertrams contains romance, it is equally a novel of character and social observation. The emotional tension comes from watching people make choices that can alter the course of their lives.
This audiobook is ideal for listeners who enjoy Victorian fiction, classic romance, family drama, social criticism, inheritance stories, and character-driven novels.]]>false20bd1392-f6bc-53dc-8203-ae7173b43c50serialhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-bertrams-vae-victis--56152865https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56152865Sun, 16 Jul 2023 11:35:00 +0000Mentor New York2026false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-bertrams-breakfast-and-lunch--56152867https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56152867Sun, 16 Jul 2023 11:55:00 +0000Mentor New York1724false2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-bertrams-the-new-vicar--56152872https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56152872Sun, 16 Jul 2023 12:15:00 +0000Mentor New York1849false3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/our-prima-donna--56152873https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56152873Sun, 16 Jul 2023 12:35:00 +0000Mentor New 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