Anthony Trollope
Trollope was the most prolific and professionally self-aware of the Victorian novelists, producing a vast body of work depicting English clerical, political, and social life. The Barsetshire and Palliser series are monuments of sustained fictional world-building.
Works
- Barchester TowersNovel of ecclesiastical politics and romance in a cathedral town
- The WardenNovel exploring conscience and the administration of church charity
- The Way We Live NowNovel satirizing financial speculation and social pretension in Victorian society
- The Last Chronicle of BarsetNovel of clerical life and family drama concluding the Barsetshire series
- Phineas FinnPolitical novel following an Irish politician's career and romantic pursuits
- The Eustace DiamondsNovel of a widow's schemes to keep valuable diamonds from rightful heirs
- He Knew He Was RightNovel exploring jealousy and marital discord leading to tragic separation