Dr Thorne is human, reticent, stern and honourable. He has the strength to stand up to his destructive prejudices and fears of mid-Victorian society but at the same time does not abandon its traditional values. This book is about the problem of a potentially unsuitable marriage.

Dr Thorne is human, reticent, stern and honourable. He has the strength to stand up to his destructive prejudices and fears of mid-Victorian society but at the same time does not abandon its traditional values. This book is about the problem of a potentially unsuitable marriage.