Trollope
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Anthony . 1815–82, English novelist. His most successful novels, such as The Warden (1855), Barchester Towers (1857), and Dr Thorne (1858), are those in the Barsetshire series of studies of English provincial life. The Palliser series of political novels includes Phineas Redux (1874) and The Prime Minister (1876)
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Joanna . born 1943, British novelist: her works include The Choir (1988), A Village Affair (1989), The Rector's Wife (1991), The Best of Friends (1995), and The Girl From the South (2002)
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This was a happy ending worthy of Dickens or Trollope.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
Trollope was born in Gloucestershire, a fifth-generation niece of the English novelist Anthony Trollope.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025
Trollope's literary agent James Gill said in a statement: It is with great sadness that we learn of the passing of Joanna Trollope, one of our most cherished, acclaimed and widely enjoyed novelists.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025
On an 1861 trip to the United States, the English novelist Anthony Trollope marveled that Americans consumed twice as much beef as Englishmen.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2024
It was well for the nerves of Mr. Anthony Trollope that he was not required to perform this particular journey, Lorne or Loutit Bay not having been opened up when he was on the land.
From Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil by Howard Willoughby
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