Anthony Trollope - Libros y biografía

First published in 1871, 'Mary Gresley, and an Editor's Tales' is a collection of short stories from popular author Anthony Trollope. Each story is narrated by a kindly editor, recalling encounters from...

Published in 1860, Anthony Trollope's 'Castle Richmond' is based in the South West of Ireland at the beginning of the great famine. The story opens with the mysterious blackmail of depressed Sir Thomas...

Originally published in 1879 in the first series of "English Men of Letters", "Thackeray" by Anthony Trollope is an in depth look at the author William Makepeace Thackeray. The pair were close friends,...

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...

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...

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...

First published in 1882, this is a delightful volume of five short stories from Victorian author Anthony Trollope. In it we are introduced to Frau Frohmann of the title, who is agonising over whether...

A single woman in her mid-thirties, Miss Mackenzie receives a sizeable fortune when her brother dies. She must be on her guard as a range of suitors begin to make their interest known. Is it Miss Mackenzie...

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...

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...

'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....

'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...

Our protagonist the young George Bertram meets and befriends the vicar's son Arthur Wilkinson whilst studying at Oxford, and begins to wonder if he too has a vocation in the Church. Though strongly dissuaded...

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...

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...

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...

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...

One of Anthony Trollope's lesser known novels, 'Ralph the Heir' is nevertheless a fascinating and dramatic tale. The novel follows the story of two intertwined Ralphs and the future of the estate of Newton...

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,...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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 1865, Anthony Trollope's 'Hunting Sketches' is a series of eight short essays based around the topic of hunting. Each sketch examines a different aspect of the hunt – from those who...

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...

Set in Prague, young Christian girl Nina Balatka has fallen in love with Anton Trendellsohn, the son of her father's Jewish business partner. Deeply in love, the pair face fierce opposition to the match...

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...