# Doctor Thorne — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Doctor Thorne by Anthony Trollope.

- [The Greshams of Greshamsbury](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/i-the-greshams-of-greshamsbury.md): The chapter introduces the Gresham family of Greshamsbury, detailing their lineage, the decline of their fortune, and the coming-of-age celebration of the heir, Frank Gresham. It contrasts the robust Gresham traits with 
- [Long, Long Ago](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/ii-long-long-ago.md): This chapter provides extensive backstory on Dr. Thorne's family history, his brother Henry's disgrace and death, and the tragic events involving Roger Scatcherd and his sister Mary Scatcherd. It explains how Dr. Thorne 
- [Dr. Thorne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/iii-dr-thorne.md): This chapter details Dr. Thorne's settlement in Greshamsbury, his unorthodox medical practices that draw criticism from the professional establishment, and the upbringing of his niece Mary Thorne. It describes Mary's edu
- [Lessons from Courcy Castle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/iv-lessons-from-courcy-castle.md): The chapter contrasts the social maneuvering at Greshamsbury with the financial pressures on the squire. Augusta Gresham plans her wedding, and a debate over bridesmaids reveals the de Courcy cousins' disdain for Mary Th
- [Frank Gresham's First Speech](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/v-frank-gresham-s-first-speech.md): Frank Gresham's twenty-first birthday dinner at Greshamsbury is a modest affair with local gentry, where he is called upon to make his first public speech. The chapter highlights the financial decline of the Gresham fami

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- [Frank Gresham's Early Loves](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/vi-frank-gresham-s-early-loves.md)
- [VII: The Doctor’s Garden](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/vii-the-doctor-s-garden.md)
- [Matrimonial Prospects](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/viii-matrimonial-prospects.md)
- [IX: Sir Roger Scatcherd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/ix-sir-roger-scatcherd.md)
- [X: Sir Roger’s Will](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/x-sir-roger-s-will.md)
- [XI: The Doctor Drinks His Tea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/xi-the-doctor-drinks-his-tea.md)
- [When Greek Meets Greek, Then Comes the Tug of War](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/xii-when-greek-meets-greek-then-comes-the-tug-of-war.md)
- [The Two Uncles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/xiii-the-two-uncles.md)
- [Sentence of Exile](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/xiv-sentence-of-exile.md)
- [Courcy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/xv-courcy.md)
- [Miss Dunstable](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/xvi-miss-dunstable.md)
- [The Election](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/xvii-the-election.md)
- [The Rivals](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/xviii-the-rivals.md)
- [The Duke of Omnium](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/xix-the-duke-of-omnium.md)
- [The Proposal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/xx-the-proposal.md)
- [Sir Roger Is Unseated](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/xxii-sir-roger-is-unseated.md)
- [Retrospective](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/xxiii-retrospective.md)
- [Louis Scatcherd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/xxiv-louis-scatcherd.md)
- [XXV: Sir Roger Dies](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/xxv-sir-roger-dies.md)
- [War](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/xxvi-war.md)
- [Miss Thorne Goes on a Visit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/xxvii-miss-thorne-goes-on-a-visit.md)
- [XXVIII: The Doctor Hears Something to His Advantage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/xxviii-the-doctor-hears-something-to-his-advantage.md)
- [The Donkey Ride](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/xxix-the-donkey-ride.md)
- [Post Prandial](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/xxx-post-prandial.md)
- [The Small End of the Wedge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/xxxi-the-small-end-of-the-wedge.md)
- [Mr. Oriel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/xxxii-mr-oriel.md)
- [A Morning Visit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/xxxiii-a-morning-visit.md)
- [A Barouche and Four Arrives at Greshamsbury](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/xxxiv-a-barouche-and-four-arrives-at-greshamsbury.md)
- [Sir Louis Goes Out to Dinner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/xxxv-sir-louis-goes-out-to-dinner.md)
- [Will He Come Again?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/xxxvi-will-he-come-again.md)
- [Sir Louis Leaves Greshamsbury](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/xxxvii-sir-louis-leaves-greshamsbury.md)
- [De Courcy Precepts and de Courcy Practice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/xxxviii-de-courcy-precepts-and-de-courcy-practice.md)
- [XXXIX: What the World Says About Blood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/xxxix-what-the-world-says-about-blood.md)
- [The Two Doctors Change Patients](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/xl-the-two-doctors-change-patients.md)
- [Doctor Thorne Won't Interfere](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/xli-doctor-thorne-won-t-interfere.md)
- [XLII: What Can You Give in Return?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/xlii-what-can-you-give-in-return.md)
- [The Race of Scatcherd Becomes Extinct](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/xliii-the-race-of-scatcherd-becomes-extinct.md)
- [Saturday Evening and Sunday Morning](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/xliv-saturday-evening-and-sunday-morning.md)
- [Law Business in London](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/xlv-law-business-in-london.md)
- [Our Pet Fox Finds a Tail](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/xlvi-our-pet-fox-finds-a-tail.md)
- [How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/xlvii-how-the-bride-was-received-and-who-were-asked-to-the-wedding.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/endnotes.md)

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