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The Bertram is an 1859 novel by Anthony Trollope about George Bertram's courtship of Caroline Waddington. Their four-year engagement fails to result in marriage, despite her encouragement of his legal career.

The Bertram is a novel by Anthony Trollope published in 1859. It follows George Bertram's visits to the Holy Land and his subsequent romance with Caroline Waddington, his uncle's granddaughter. Their engagement lasts four years but does not end in marriage, as she encourages him towards a legal career despite his inclination towards the church.

Front the Bertram
Back A novel
Trollope
1859
after a brilliant undergraduate career , George Bertram visits the holy land before settling to a career . there he meets and falls in love with Caroline Waddington, the granddaughter of his wealthy city uncle , also called George Bertram .
they plan to marry but she insists that he establish himself financially first, encouraging him in a legal career despite his own inclination to the church, their engagement lasted 4 years and didn't end in their marriage

secondary plots deal with George's father sir Lionel and his attempts to marry a wealthy spinster

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