Anthony Trollopeauthor profile |
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| gender | male |
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| place of birth | United Kingdom |
| genre | Literature & Fiction |
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about this author
Anthony Trollope (April 24, 1815 – December 6, 1882) became one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. Some of Trollope's best-loved works, known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, revolve around the imaginary county of Barsetshire; he also wrote penetrating novels on political, social, and gender issues and conflicts of his day. Trollope has always been a popular novelist. Noted fans have included Sir Alec Guinness (who never travelled without a Trollope novel), former British Prime Ministers Harold Macmillan and Sir John Major, economist John Kenneth Galbraith, American novelists Sue Grafton and Dominick Dunne and soap opera writer Harding Lemay. Trollope's literary reputation dipped som...more |
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books by Anthony Trollopecombine editionsavg rating: 3.93 | 2067 ratings | 289 distinct works see all books by Anthony Trollope » |
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quotes by Anthony Trollope
"A small daily task, if it be really daily, will beat the labours of a spasmodic Hercules. "
— Anthony Trollope
— Anthony Trollope
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""To have her meals, and her daily walk, and her fill of novels, and to be left alone, was all that she asked of the gods." "
— Anthony Trollope (The Eustace Diamonds (Penguin Classics))
— Anthony Trollope (The Eustace Diamonds (Penguin Classics))












