Trollope Anthony: 515 books

Miss Mackenzie was written in 1865 and looks at the love of a mature couple, John Ball and Miss Mackenzie. There are echoes of earlier novels, with love and fortune won and lost and clergymen acting as the villains. But the story is memorable for its treatment of how a lone woman could maintain her...

The year 1874 saw the conclusion in London of a much publicized court case involving an unlikely pretender to an English baronetcy. Trollope responded to the public's interest in scandal with this novel, which traces the claim of a shadowy figure to the marquisate of Brotherton. The novel is full of sensational elements and is highly revealing of the social issues of the mid-1870s.

The favorite self-written work of the author, "Orley Farm" is a novel that revolves around the final will of Joseph Mason. While most of Mason's property is left to the son from his first marriage, a codicil in his second wife's handwriting bequeaths the small Orley Farm to his other son Lucius. When...

This is the fourth book of "The Manor House Novels." It is the last novel that Trollope wrote, and is considered by many judges to be one of the best.

A whimsical short story--derived from the time when Trollope was asked to go and sort out the Egyptian routing of letters on behalf of the General Post Office.

In this work Trollope dwells on the difference between those who wield power and those who are ruled by it. In this classic tale he has delineated characters who are weak and those who are strong. The struggle for power between sexes and between weaker and stronger persons is something that is universal. He has dealt with this theme beautifully.

Brimming with political deception crisis and romantic jealousy "Phineas Redux" is the fourth novel in Trollope's Palliser series. It opens seven years after the close of its prequel. Phineas Finn is living in Dublin after the death of his wife and his political career is over. An unexpected invitation to return to Parliament disrupts his life. Intriguing!

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by CLASSIC COLLECTION 600.*** Synopsis: Fred Neville, a young officer in the Hussars, is heir to an earldom, but before taking up his responsibilities resolves to enjoy a year of adventure in Ireland where his regiment is posted. When Fred...

After his post office job and a failed run for Parliament, Trollope set up shop as a magazine editor. These stories of the publishing trade, gathered in 1870, reveal his bawdy side: “The Turkish Bath,” “Mary Gresley,” “Josephine de Montmorenci,” “The Panjandrum,” “The Spotted Duo,” and “Mrs. Brumby.”

Un vero e proprio romanzo giudiziario che mette a nudo tutti gli aspetti, buoni e cattivi, del sistema britannico: la fermezza e la sicurezza delle procedure e i punti deboli di un sistema in cui il caso gioca una parte preponderante e gli elementi di corruzione rischiano di aver la meglio. Il gusto...

'To become a member of the British Parliament!...He almost thought that he could die happy' Phineas Finn, the handsome Irishman, is equally successful at scaling the political ladder and gaining the affection of influential women. As he makes his precarious way in parliament he discovers how far principles...

'Frank has but one duty before him. He must marry money.' The squire of Greshamsbury has fallen on hard times, and it is incumbent on his son Frank to make a good marriage. But Frank loves the doctor's niece, Mary Thorne, a girl with no money and mysterious parentage. He faces a terrible dilemma:...

One master of the English novel assesses another in this 1879 critical biography, Trollope's contribution to the “English Men of Letters" series. “I will tell how he became an author....Something of his manner, something of his appearance, I can say...because for some few years he was known to me..."

This is the third of Trollope's Pallister novels and one of his most compelling works. The plot centres on the fabulous necklace owned by the Eustace family, which the beautiful but ruthless opportunist Lizzie, claims as her own after she marries Sir Florian Eustace for his money and becomes his widow...