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The mother of acclaimed British novelist Anthony Trollope, Frances Trollope wrote a number of anti-slavery and anti-Catholic novels in the early and mid-19th century. Her work influenced Harriet Beecher Stowe, who went on to write the seminal Uncle Tom's Cabin .

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Frances Trollope, mother of the great Victorian novelist Anthony Trollope, wrote more than 40 books in her lifetime, including provocative, landmark novels dealing with important social issues. Today, however, she's best known for her witty, entertaining, and controversial account... Read Full Overview

'it appeared to me that the greatest and best feelings of the human heart were paralyzed by the relative positions of slave and owner'

In Domestic Manners of the Americans Frances Trollope recounts her travels through America between 1827 and 1830, describing... Read Full Overview

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Offers a humorous account of American life and customs in the 19th century.

Domestic Manners of the Americans is a 2-volume 1832 travel book by Frances Milton Trollope, which follows her travels through America and her residence in Cincinnati, at the time still a frontier town. The text now resides in the public domain. The book created a sensation on... Read Full Overview

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This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

""The Domestic Manners of the Americans: Or Characteristic Sketches of the People of the United States by Recent Travelers"" is a book that provides a detailed and insightful account of American society and culture during the early 19th century. The book is a collection of observations... Read Full Overview

Frances Milton Trollope was born on March 10th, 1779 at Stapleton in Bristol. The mother of the world famed Anthony Trollope, and his brother Thomas Adolphus Trollope, she was a late entrant to the ranks of authors being fifty when she embarked upon this new career, and even... Read Full Overview

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TROLLOPE Frances (1780-1863) a woman of indefatigable energy, who made an unfortunate marriage, conducted several ventures into, for instance, farming, and when she was past 50 wrote the first of over forty books, by which she proceeded to support her large family. After the... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview