The Kellys and the O'Kellys

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The Kellys and the O'Kellys
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Title page for The Kellys and the O'Kellys (1860 edition)
Author Anthony Trollope
LanguageEnglish
PublisherColborn
Publication date
1848
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Preceded by The Macdermots of Ballycloran  
Followed by La Vendée:An Historical Romance  

The Kellys and the O'Kellys is a novel by Anthony Trollope. It was written in Ireland and published in 1848.

Contents

Plot summary

The plot centres around a Mr. Francis O’Kelly and family, also known as Lord Ballindine, and his neighbours and distant relations and tenants, Mrs. Kelly and her son Martin. Another neighbour, one Barry Lynch, also features. His father had somehow obtained a large fortune, which he left to his children Barry and Anty. Barry attempts to obtain Anty's portion of the estate via various schemes; including attempted murder. [1]

Major themes

Debt and the fear of debt is a constant theme in this comedic novel. [1]

Reception

The book has become more famous for the use of Hiberno-English rather than the story itself. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Kellys and the O'Kellys, The". Trollope Society.
  2. ↑ McCourt, John (21 June 2004). "An "I" for an "E". An Ireland for England. Trollope's Hiberno-English in An Eye for an Eye". Etudes irlandaises. 29 (1): 7–23. doi:10.3406/irlan.2004.1696 – via www.persee.fr.


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