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Robert Orange

John Oliver Hobbes

Robert Orange

Paper book: €30.99

Digital: €6.99

Original publication
1900
Monolingual
12 June 2026
Pages
752
Difficulty
Hard
Genres
Romance, Philosophy
Moods
Fall in love, Think it through, Understand myself
Translated from
English

Book summary

London, 1869: Robert Orange, a young Catholic MP of French descent and a protégé of Disraeli, marries Brigit, a young widow whom he loves with an almost religious love. On the very day of the wedding, they learn that Brigit's first husband, believed drowned, is alive: so their marriage is not valid.

Torn between politics, his faith and the eyes of the world, Orange must decide how to act, while the ambitious Lady Sara de Treverell takes an interest in him. This novel is about love, honour and conscience.

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The plot

Een telegram voor de pasgetrouwden. Robert Orange, een jong Engels parlementslid, is net met Brigit getrouwd. Meteen vertrekken ze naar een villa aan zee, in Frankrijk. Op de schoorsteenmantel vindt Robert een…

The world of the book

Het Londen van lords en parlementsleden. De roman speelt in 1869 in Londen, in de hogere kringen. Politiek wordt bedreven in clubs en aan het diner. Iedereen wordt beoordeeld op zijn familie. Robert Orange is van…

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