Anthony Trollope - Libros y biografía

One of three novels Anthony Trollope published anonymously at the height of his career, 'The Golden Lion of Granpere' is a tale of forbidden love. Set in the Alsace region of France, The Lion D'or Inn...

Sir Harry Hotspur is forced to rewrite his will after the death of his only son and heir. Keen that the ancestral property Humblethwaite Hall should go to his daughter Emily, Sir Harry must find away...

Young Englishman John Pomfret is making his way through Spain in order to propose to Marie Daguilar, the daughter of his father's partner. En route, he encounters an elaborately dressed Spanish gentleman...

'The Courtship of Susan Bell' is a short story from Victorian author Anthony Trollope. Set in Saratoga Springs, New York, it charts the story of young Susan Bell who lives there with her widowed mother...

'The Duke's Children' is the sixth and final novel in Anthony Trollope's popular 'Palliser' series of novels. In it, we are reunited with Plantagenet Palliser, the Duke of Omnium in tragic circumstances....

Originally published in The London Review in 1861, A Ride Across Palestine is a short story by Anthony Trollope. Our narrator, the somewhat mysterious Mr Jones, is travelling through the Holy Land and...

"The American Senator" by Anthony Trollope contains one of his most memorable character creations in Arabella Trefoil, whose determination to find a wealthy husband at any cost lies at the heart of this...

One of Anthony Trollope's later tales, 'Is He Popenjoy?' is a comic novel which deals with themes of inheritance and illegitimacy. The novel centres around the contested inheritance of Manor Cross, a...

'The Prime Minister' is the fifth in Anthony Trollope's 'Palliser' series of novels. 'The Prime Minister' follows the fortunes of Plantagenet Palliser, the Duke of Omnium, who has become Prime Minister...

Published in 1861, 'The Château of Prince Polignac' is one of Anthony Trollope's early short stories. Set in Le Puy in the South of France, it follows the story of widowed Englishwoman Mrs Thompson and...

Set in Devon, where Rachel lives with her widowed mother and older sister, 'Rachel Ray' charts the romantic interests of young Rachel. When Londoner Luke Rowan comes to their small village of Baslehurst...

Initially published anonymously, Anthony Trollope's 'Linda Tressel' follows the story of a young orphan girl. Set in Nuremburg, the young Linda's religious Aunt Charlotte comes to look after her, and...

Originally published in 1863, this is one of Anthony Trollope's many early short stories. The novel follows the misfortune of the wealthy Greene family who are holidaying in Italy. It is there that our...

First published in serial form, 'Can You Forgive Her?' is the first of Anthony Trollope's six novels in the Palliser series, also known as the Parliamentary novels. At the centre of the story is young...

The second in Anthony Trollope's 'Chronicles of Barsetshire' series 'Barchester Towers' was first published in 1857. The story opens with the death of the much-loved Bishop of Barchester. His grief tempered...

First published in 1874, 'Lady Anna' was written in its entirety by Anthony Trollope during a lengthy voyage to Australia to visit his son Frederic, who had emigrated there. Our heroine Lady Anna is the...

This entertaining short story from Anthony Trollope follows the adventures of self-proclaimed 'emancipated Englishwoman' Miss Sabrina Dawkins as she takes a solo trip to visit the pyramids of Egypt. With...

Allegedly a favourite among his own works, Anthony Trollope's 'Orley Farm' centres around a contested and mysterious will, in which the late Sir Joseph Mason left Orley Farm to Lucius Mason, the son of...

Lucy and Ayala Dormer are left penniless by the death of their parents. Ayala is taken in by their rich aunt Lady Tringle and Lucy by their poor uncle Mr Dosett. The girls find it hard to get used to...

"An Editor's Tales" describes a series of encounters between various magazine editors and those who wish to have their works published. While containing some amusing bits, the tales are relatively grim...

Published posthumously in 1884, An Old Man's Love was Anthony Trollope's last completed work. A classic tale of romance and rivalry, it follows the intertwining stories of young orphan Mary Lawrie, the...

Though best known as a novelist, Anthony Trollope was also a prolific writer of non-fiction works. 'North America' is a study of the country at a time of great change, as observed by Trollope during the...

Set in Munich, this is a delightful short story from much-loved author Anthony Trollope. Young English bank clerk Herbert Onslow is working for small German banking firm Heine Brothers, where he encounters...

Published shortly before his death, 'Kept in the Dark' is one of Anthony Trollope's most captivating short stories. The young Cecilia Holt falls in love with George Western and the pair are soon engaged...

Set in County Leitrim in Ireland, 'The Macdermots of Ballycloran' was the first novel Anthony Trollope wrote. When a traveller stumbles across the abandoned estate of Ballycloran, he learns from local...

First published in 1863, 'Aaron Trow' follows the plight of convict Aaron, who has been sent to prison in Bermuda for the murder of a man during a strike in England. He escapes and breaks into the home...

Set in Wiltshire, the compassionate yet stubborn Vicar Frank Fenwick and his wife Janet are active members within their local community. They soon find themselves caught up in a range of crises; from...

Anthony Trollope's final novel, 'The Landleaguers' was first published posthumously in 1883. Trollope had planned another 11 chapters, but these were left unwritten following his death. Situated in Ireland,...

First published in 1863, this is an early short story from Anthony Trollope. After living in Costa Rica for ten years, Mr and Mrs Arkwright decide it is time to return to England with their young child....

The book centers on the character of Mr. Harding, a clergyman of great personal integrity, whose charitable income far exceeds the purpose for which it was intended. Young John Bold turns his reforming...