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Anthony Trollope

Born

in London, The United Kingdom

April 24, 1815

Died

December 06, 1882

Genre

Fiction, Travel, History

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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: 3.97 · 148,360 ratings · 15,715 reviews · 2,744 distinct works • Similar authors

	Barchester Towers (Chronicles of Barsetshire, #2) 4.06 avg rating — 18,212 ratings — published 1857 — 172 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Warden (Chronicles of Barsetshire, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 19,365 ratings — published 1855 — 1087 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Way We Live Now 4.10 avg rating — 14,504 ratings — published 1875 — 531 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Doctor Thorne (Chronicles of Barsetshire, #3) by Anthony Trollope, Ruth Rendell (Editor) 4.16 avg rating — 8,736 ratings — published 1858 — 736 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Can You Forgive Her? (Palliser, #1) by Anthony Trollope, Stephen Wall (Introduction) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8,579 ratings — published 1865 — 464 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Phineas Finn (Palliser, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7,675 ratings — published 1869 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Chronicle of Barset (Chronicles of Barsetshire, #6) by Anthony Trollope, Sophie Gilmartin (Editor) 4.20 avg rating — 6,553 ratings — published 1867 — 191 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Small House at Allington (Chronicles of Barsetshire, #5) by Anthony Trollope, Julian F. Thompson (Introduction) 4.07 avg rating — 5,899 ratings — published 1864 — 441 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	He Knew He Was Right by Anthony Trollope, John Sutherland (Editor) 3.89 avg rating — 6,137 ratings — published 1869 — 316 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Framley Parsonage (Chronicles of Barsetshire, #4) 4.07 avg rating — 5,174 ratings — published 1860 — 827 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Anthony Trollope

Chronicles of Barsetshire (6 books)
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Anthony Trollope,

Sophie Gilmartin (Editor)

4.00 avg rating — 63,933 ratings

Palliser (6 books)
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Anthony Trollope,

Dinah Birch (Editor)

4.02 avg rating — 30,936 ratings

The Complete Short Stories of Anthony Trollope (5 books)
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Anthony Trollope,

Marta Salís (Translator)

3.52 avg rating — 1,397 ratings

Quotes by Anthony Trollope (?)

“A small daily task, if it be really daily, will beat the labours of a spasmodic Hercules.”
― Anthony Trollope

tags: writing

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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?”
― Anthony Trollope, The Warden

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“That I can read and be happy while I am reading, is a great blessing.”
― Anthony Trollope

tags: book-lovers, reading

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