The Macdermots of Ballycloran

About this film

LibriVox recording of The Macdermots of Ballycloran by Anthony Trollope. Read in English by LibriVox volunteers. This is the story of the Macdermots of Ballycloran the story is about the tragic demise of a landowning family. Larry Macdermot lives in a dilapidated mansion in Co. Leitrim, whose mortgage to Joe Flannelly he cannot keep up. Enmity between the Macdermot and Flannelly families is sharpened by son Thady's having declined to marry Joe Flannelly's daughter, Sally. Macdermot's daughter, Feemy, is herself seduced by the locally hated English police officer, Captain Myles Ussher. This was Trollope's first published novel, which he began in September 1843 and completed by June 1845. However, it was not published until 1847. (Summary by Michele Eaton) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . Download M4B 01-16 (154MB) Download M4B 17-31 (164MB) Download M4B 32-44 (141MB)

Directors & creators

Anthony Trollope

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;tragedy; murder; Catholic; Protestant; seduction; Ireland; illegitimacy

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