Publisher's Synopsis
Anthony Trollope's first novel and one of his most dramatic and haunting. Euphemia MacDermot is the tragic heroine who is seduced by the unscrupulous Captain Ussher. Trollope paints a picture of contemporary Ireland, in which many elements of the later Troubles are clearly outlined. This title is published by the Trollope Society. Pickering & Chatto Publishers is responsible for distributing to libraries and their suppliers only.