"He Knew He Was Right" is a novel written by Anthony Trollope which describes the failure of a marriage caused by the unreasonable jealousy of a husband exacerbated by the stubbornness of a wilful wife. As is common with Trollope's works, there are also several substantial subplots. Trollope makes constant allusions to Shakespeare's Othello throughout the novel. A wealthy young English gentleman, Louis Trevelyan, visits the fictional Mandarin Islands, a distant British possession, and becomes smitten with Emily Rowley, the eldest daughter of the governor, Sir Marmaduke Rowley. The Rowleys accompany Trevelyan to London, where he marries Emily. When the rest of the family goes home, Emily's sister Nora remains behind, under Trevelyan's protection… Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) was one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. Some of his best-loved works, collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, revolve around the imaginary county of Barsetshire. He also wrote perceptive novels on political, social, and gender issues, and on other topical matters. Trollope's literary reputation dipped somewhat during the last years of his life, but he regained the esteem of critics by the mid-twentieth century.

トロロップが描くのは、単なる嫉妬の物語ではありません。己の正当性を信じて疑わない傲慢さが、愛する者を地獄へと引きずり込む心理的深淵を描いた凄絶な傑作です。シェイクスピアの「オセロ」を彷彿とさせる緊張感の中で、意固地な夫婦が破滅へと突き進む様は、ヴィクトリア朝文学が到達したリアリズムの極致と言えるでしょう。 映像化作品では、社交界の華やぎと対照的な冷え切った空気感が鮮烈に補完されていますが、原作が持つ執拗なまでの内面描写は、読者の魂をより深く揺さぶります。映像の持つ動的な魅力と、小説ならではの重厚な心理的解剖。両メディアを往復することで、人間の業と社会的な桎梏が織りなす多層的なドラマが、より鮮明に胸に迫るはずです。