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Anthony Trollope

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born
April 24, 1815 in The United Kingdom

died
December 06, 1882

gender
male

genre
Literature & Fiction


About this author

Anthony Trollope 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 somewhat during the last years of his life, b...more


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Average rating: 3.93 · 17,636 ratings · 1,920 reviews · 386 distinct works
Barchester Towers
4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 2,334 ratings — published 1857 — 136 editions
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The Way We Live Now
4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 2,091 ratings — published 1875 — 76 editions
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The Warden
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3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 2,113 ratings — published 1855 — 110 editions
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Can You Forgive Her?
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3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 1,182 ratings — published 1865 — 68 editions
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Phineas Finn
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4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1,078 ratings — published 1869 — 17 editions
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He Knew He Was Right
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3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 971 ratings — published 1869 — 49 editions
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The Eustace Diamonds
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3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 946 ratings — published 1873 — 83 editions
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The Last Chronicle of Barset
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4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 768 ratings — published 1867 — 79 editions
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Dr. Thorne
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4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 721 ratings — published 1858 — 70 editions
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The Small House at Allington
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4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 671 ratings — published 1864 — 91 editions
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Series by Anthony Trollope

The Warden Barchester Towers Dr. Thorne Framley Parsonage The Small House at Allington The Last Chronicle of Barset
Barsetshire Chronicles (6 books)
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3.944813278008299 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 7,230 ratings
Can You Forgive Her? Phineas Finn The Eustace Diamonds Phineas Redux The Prime Minister The Duke's Children
Palliser (6 books)
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3.9741921005385996 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 4,456 ratings

Quotes by Anthony Trollope

“A small daily task, if it be really daily, will beat the labours of a spasmodic Hercules.”
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“That I can read and be happy while I am reading, is a great blessing.”
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“What on earth could be more luxurious than a sofa, a book, and a cup of coffee?...Was ever anything so civil?”
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