Anthony Trollope - Libros y biografía

'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...

This enjoyable short story from Anthony Trollope follows the arrogant Captain John Broughton as he seeks to cement his place as heir to his wealthy aunt Miss Le Smyrger. Set in Devonshire, love and romance...

"The Warden" is the first novel in "The Chronicles of Barsetshire" series and was also Trollope's first breakthrough novel. It is the story of a devoted priest, beloved by all who know him, and who is...

First serialised in the Cornhill Magazine in 1860 before publication as a novel, 'Framley Parsonage' is the fourth in the 'Chronicles of Barsetshire' series of novels by Anthony Trollope. The young vicar...

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...

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...

First published in 1866, Anthony Trollope's 'Travelling Sketches' is a series of eight short sketches based around the topic of travel. Each of the eight essays deals with a different type of traveller...

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...

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...

Suffering from ill health, George Walker has been recuperating for several months in Egypt. Bored and lonely in Cairo, he yearns to visit Suez and the Red Sea and so attaches himself to the party of a...

The second of Anthony Trollope's 'Palliser' series of novels, Phineas Finn follows the story of young Phineas, a doctor's son from Ireland with big Parliamentary ambitions. Set against the backdrop of...

"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...

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....

An Innkeeper in the Eastern Pyrenees, La Mère Bauche has lofty ambitions for her only son Adolphe. When she discovers that Adolphe and her ward, the adopted orphan girl Marie Calvert are in love she seeks...

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...

First published in 1863, this is an engaging short story from Anthony Trollope. Set against the backdrop of the Christmas holidays, the self-castigating young Elizabeth Garrow has broken off her engagement...

"Doctor Thorne" is the third of Trollope's Barsetshire novels and unlike some of the others has little to do with politics and religion. The plot revolves around Mary Thorne, an illegitimate child who...

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...

Anthony Trollope's 'Clergymen of the Church of England' is a collection of amusing and insightful character portraits of members of the clergy. First appearing in The Pall Mall Gazette, these entertaining...

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...

Set between western Ireland and Dorsetshire, An Eye for an Eye was originally completed by Anthony Trollope in 1870, but held back from publication until 1879 following serialisation in the Whitehall...

A later Anthony Trollope novel, this story is set between England and the gold mines of Australia, as we follow the fortunes of young Englishman John Caldigate. Following a wayward period during his youth,...

Mr Scarborough is an ill, elderly man with a dilemma. Father of two sons, his eldest son and heir Mountjoy is a debt-ridden gambling addict and wastrel. His younger son Augustus is a lawyer and by far...

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...

First published in 1882, 'Marion Fay' is one of Anthony Trollope's later novels. It follows two intertwined romances involving members of the upper and lower class. Lord Hampstead is captivated by Marion...

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...

One of Anthony Trollope's best-known novels, 'He Knew He Was Right' follows the gradual breakdown of a marriage. Louis and Emily Trevelyan initially have a seemingly happy union, but Louis' distrust of...

The fourth in Anthony Trollope's 'Palliser' series, in 'Phineas Redux' we are reunited with protagonist Phineas Finn - first introduced in the second book of the series, 'Phineas Finn' which charted his...

'The Relics of General Chassé' is a humorous short story from Victorian author Anthony Trollope. Set in Antwerp, the story charts the misfortune of the Reverend Augustus Horne, who is holidaying in Belgium...