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The Prime Minister

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Original author: Anthony Trollope

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"The Prime Minister" by Anthony Trollope is a novel published in 1876. When political deadlock forces a fragile coalition government, the Duke of Omnium reluctantly becomes Prime Minister. As he struggles with leadership and his government's inability to act, his wife's well-meaning interference triggers a scandal involving a charming but treacherous financial adventurer. This fifth Palliser novel weaves together the challenges of political power with personal choices, marriage, and honor in Victorian England.

The Prime Minister, by Anthony Trollope. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #2158.

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81 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter333 words
  2. 2.Chapter I: Ferdinand Lopez3,241 words
  3. 3.Chapter II: Everett Wharton3,409 words
  4. 4.Chapter III: Mr. Abel Wharton, Q.C4,405 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV: Mrs. Roby1,923 words
  6. 6.Chapter V: "No One Knows Anything About Him"2,655 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI: An Old Friend Goes to Windsor3,677 words
  8. 8.Chapter VII: Another Old Friend2,795 words
  9. 9.Chapter VIII: The Beginning of a New Career3,434 words
  10. 10.Chapter IX: Mrs. Dick's Dinner Party.--No. I3,644 words
  11. 11.Chapter X: Mrs. Dick's Dinner Party.--No. II3,409 words
  12. 12.Chapter XI: Carlton Terrace4,788 words
  13. 13.Chapter XII: The Gathering of Clouds2,505 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIII: Mr. Wharton Complains4,191 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIV: A Lover's Perseverance2,912 words
  16. 16.Chapter XV: Arthur Fletcher3,562 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVI: Never Run Away!3,315 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVII: Good-Bye2,169 words
  19. 19.Chapter XVIII: The Duke of Omnium Thinks of Himself4,146 words
  20. 20.Chapter XIX: Vulgarity3,316 words
  21. 21.Chapter XX: Sir Orlando's Policy4,091 words
  22. 22.Chapter XXI: The Duchess's New Swan2,266 words
  23. 23.Chapter XXII: St. James's Park5,412 words
  24. 24.Chapter XXIII: Surrender3,638 words
  25. 25.Chapter XXIV: The Marriage2,771 words
  26. 26.Chapter XXV: The Beginning of the Honeymoon3,308 words
  27. 27.Chapter XXVI: The End of the Honeymoon2,782 words
  28. 28.Chapter XXVII: The Duke's Misery5,174 words
  29. 29.Chapter XXVIII: The Duchess Is Much Troubled2,334 words
  30. 30.Chapter XXIX: The Two Candidates for Silverbridge3,205 words
  31. 31.Chapter XXX: "Yes;--a Lie!"3,330 words
  32. 32.Chapter XXXI: "Yes;--with a Horsewhip in My Hand"3,479 words
  33. 33.Chapter XXXII: "What Business Is It of Yours?"3,462 words
  34. 34.Chapter XXXIII: Showing That a Man Should Not Howl2,228 words
  35. 35.Chapter XXXIV: The Silverbridge Election5,537 words
  36. 36.Chapter XXXV: Lopez Back in London4,146 words
  37. 37.Chapter XXXVI: The Jolly Blackbird2,329 words
  38. 38.Chapter XXXVII: The Horns4,364 words
  39. 39.Chapter XXXVIII: Sir Orlando Retires3,362 words
  40. 40.Chapter XXXIX: "Get Round Him"2,680 words
  41. 41.Chapter XL: "Come and Try It"3,206 words
  1. 42.Chapter XLI: The Value of a Thick Skin2,149 words
  2. 43.Chapter XLII: Retribution5,718 words
  3. 44.Chapter XLIII: Kauri Gum3,065 words
  4. 45.Chapter XLIV: Mr. Wharton Intends to Make a New Will3,031 words
  5. 46.Chapter XLV: Mrs. Sexty Parker2,876 words
  6. 47.Chapter XLVI: "He Wants to Get Rich Too Quick"3,367 words
  7. 48.Chapter XLVII: As for Love!4,649 words
  8. 49.Chapter XLVIII: "Has He Ill-treated You?"2,512 words
  9. 50.Chapter XLIX: "Where Is Guatemala?"2,874 words
  10. 51.Chapter L: Mr. Slide's Revenge3,622 words
  11. 52.Chapter LI: Coddling the Prime Minister3,897 words
  12. 53.Chapter LII: "I Can Sleep Here To-night, I Suppose?"3,704 words
  13. 54.Chapter LIII: Mr. Hartlepod3,095 words
  14. 55.Chapter LIV: Lizzie4,231 words
  15. 56.Chapter LV: Mrs. Parker's Sorrows2,244 words
  16. 57.Chapter LVI: What the Duchess Thought of Her Husband3,770 words
  17. 58.Chapter LVII: The Explanation3,896 words
  18. 59.Chapter LVIII: "Quite Settled"3,257 words
  19. 60.Chapter LIX: "The First and the Last"2,526 words
  20. 61.Chapter LX: The Tenway Junction3,862 words
  21. 62.Chapter LXI: The Widow and Her Friends3,615 words
  22. 63.Chapter LXII: Phineas Finn Has a Book to Read3,506 words
  23. 64.Chapter LXIII: The Duchess and Her Friend3,191 words
  24. 65.Chapter LXIV: The New K.G3,540 words
  25. 66.Chapter LXV: "There Must Be Time"2,280 words
  26. 67.Chapter LXVI: The End of the Session3,504 words
  27. 68.Chapter LXVII: Mrs. Lopez Prepares to Move3,208 words
  28. 69.Chapter LXVIII: The Prime Minister's Political Creed4,305 words
  29. 70.Chapter LXIX: Mrs. Parker's Fate2,343 words
  30. 71.Chapter LXX: At Wharton4,511 words
  31. 72.Chapter LXXI: The Ladies at Longbarns Doubt2,577 words
  32. 73.Chapter LXXII: "He Thinks That Our Days Are Numbered"5,371 words
  33. 74.Chapter LXXIII: Only the Duke of Omnium3,958 words
  34. 75.Chapter LXXIV: "I Am Disgraced and Shamed"4,551 words
  35. 76.Chapter LXXV: The Great Wharton Alliance3,772 words
  36. 77.Chapter LXXVI: Who Will It Be?2,733 words
  37. 78.Chapter LXXVII: The Duchess in Manchester Square2,491 words
  38. 79.Chapter LXXVIII: The New Ministry3,351 words
  39. 80.Chapter LXXIX: The Wharton Wedding4,607 words
  40. 81.Chapter LXXX: The Last Meeting at Matching2,218 words