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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Title: A Romance of Vienna

Author and Title: Frances Milton Trollope. A Romance of Vienna

First Edition: London: Bentley, 1838. 3 volumes, post 8vo., 24s.

Summary: Despite his presumed illegitimacy (his nobleman father having concealed the marriage with his mother), a young man advances into the highest Viennese circle, a clique calling themselves “La Crême”. Historical statesman, Klemens von Metternich, appears as the character, Prince Sully. (LP)

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References: EC; Minnesota; Princeton

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