Anthony Trollope

Anthony Trollope was a successful English novelist of the Victorian era, whose popularity continues into the present day (his most famous fan being ex-Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, John Major).

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Trollope was born on April 24, 1815 in London, England, the son of a barrister, and educated at various public schools until his family moved to Belgium. Following his father's death, Trollope's mother, Frances, embarked on a writing career to make ends meet. Trollope himself obtained a job in the Post Office in 1834, and was sent to work in Ireland in 1841. On the numerous long train trips Trollop had to take to fulfill his postion at the post office, he began writing, partially as a way to pass his time, and set very firm goals about how much he would write per day, earning Trollop the title of being one of the most prolific writers of his time. He wrote his earliest novels, while working as a post man, occasionally dipping into the 'lost-letter' box for ideas. During the period of his employment as a Post Office official, Trollope is credited with having introduced the pillar box, a bright red mail box in the United Kingdom

After leaving the service and failing to be elected to parliament, he became a full-time writer, working as editor of the St Paul's Magazine. It was through this magazine that several of his novels were published. His first major success came with The Warden (1855) - the first in the series of six novels set in the mythical county of "Barsetshire". The best-known of these, and probably Trollope's most enduring work, is the comic masterpiece, Barchester Towers (1857). Trollope's other major sequence of novels, serialised in the 1970s by the BBC under the title, The Pallisers, deals with politics, mainly in the shape of Plantagenet Palliser (although, like the Barsetshire series, many other characters feature in each novel). By the time of his death, in 1882, Trollope had completed dozens of novels.

Anthony Trollope died on December 6, 1882 and was interred in Kensal Green Cemetery, London, England.

There is a thriving Trollope Society in the UK.

Works

The Macdermots of Ballycloran, 1847
The Kellys and the O'Kellys, 1848
La Vendee, 1850
The Warden, 1855
Barchester Towers, 1857
The Three Clerks, 1858
Doctor Thorne, 1858
The West Indies and the Spanish Main, 1859
The Bertrams, 1859
Castle Richmond, 1860
Framley Parsonage, 1861
Tales of All Countries--1st Series, 1861
Tales of All Countries--2nd Series, 1863
Tales of AllCountries--3rd Series 1870
Orley Farm, 1862
North America, 1862
Rachel Ray, 1863
The Small House at Allington, 1864
Can You Forgive Her? 1864
Miss Mackenzie, 1865
The Belton Estate, 1866
The Claverings, 1867
The Last Chronicle of Barset, 1867
Nina Balatka, 1867
Linda Tressel, 1868
Phineas Finn, 1869
He Knew He Was Right, 1869
Brown, Jones, and Robinson, 1870
The Vicar of Bullhampton, 1870
An Editor's Tales, 1870
Caesar (Ancient Classics), 1870
Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite, 1871
Ralph the Heir, 1871
The Golden Lion of Granpere, 1872
The Eustace Diamonds, 1873
Australia and New Zealand, 1873
Phineas Redux, 1874
Harry Heathcote of Gangoil, 1874
Lady Anna, 1874
The Way We Live Now, 1875
The Prime Minister, 1876
The American Senator, 1877
Is He Popenjoy? 1878
South Africa, 1878
John Caldigate, 1879
An Eye for an Eye, 1879
Cousin Henry, 1879
Thackeray, 1879
The Duke's Children, 1880
Life of Cicero, 1880
Ayala's Angel, 1881
Doctor Wortle's School, 1881
Frau Frohmann and other Stories, 1882
Lord Palmerston, 1882
The Fixed Period, 1882
Kept in the Dark, 1882
Marion Fay, 1882
Mr. Scarborough's Family, 1883

External Links

Autobiography of Anthony Trollope

e-texts of some of Anthony Trollope's works: