I am, of course, still reading this series. One of the things I love about it is that I am still looking up new words (with the touch of a button--I love my Kindle!). I highly recommend reading Trollope to anyone preparing to take the SAT or GRE.

I've also unbent my feminist ire a little. In Phineas Finn, bad husbands are given no quarter, and the woman are portrayed as well-rounded, complex characters. Trollope is still not exactly progressive, but he might not be as bad as I thought. Plus, I'm even getting interested in 19th century British politics. Who'd have thought?