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The Bertrams

The Bertrams is an 1859 novel by Anthony Trollope, published in three volumes by Chapman & Hall. It follows George Bertram and his friend Arthur Wilkinson from youth to early disillusion, moving between London, the spa town of Littlebath, and the Levant. Religious doubt, professional ambition, and money are central concerns.

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The Bertrams is an 1859 novel by Anthony Trollope, published in three volumes by Chapman & Hall. It follows George Bertram and his friend Arthur Wilkinson from youth to early disillusion, moving between London, the spa town of Littlebath, and the Levant. Religious doubt, professional ambition, and money are central concerns.

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