This is the sixth and last of the Palliser sequence of novels (1864 - 1880), in which Trollope examines the painful transition from traditional values to a new ... » 

This is the sixth and last of the Palliser sequence of novels (1864 - 1880), in which Trollope examines the painful transition from traditional values to a new order. Devastated by the death of his wife Glencora, the Duke of Omnium is left alone to contend with his rebellious children. «