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In mid-19th century England, an era full of celebrated novelists, Anthony Trollope was one of the most popular and critically acclaimed of them all. Even today, his Chronicles of Barsetshire series is widely read, as are his other novels, many of which deal with criticisms of... Read Full Overview

In this amusing and poignant book, Trollope takes as his heroine a middle-aged spinster, going against the custom followed both by himself and his contemporaries of writing about young girls in love. Although her creator calls her "unattractive", most readers will warm up to... 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

"Miss Mackenzie" by Anthony Trollope is a novel set in Victorian England, focusing on the themes of social class, inheritance, and female independence. The story centers around Miss Margaret Mackenzie, a woman in her mid-thirties who has spent most of her life caring for her... Read Full Overview

Miss Mackenzie

Miss Mackenzie is an 1865 novel by Anthony Trollope. It was written in 1864 and published by Chapman & Hall in February 1865. In his 1883 autobiography, Trollope stated that Miss Mackenzie "was written with the desire that a novel may be produced without any love; but even in... Read Full Overview

Anthony TROLLOPE (1815-1882), was born in London. His father, a fellow of New College, Oxford, failed both as a lawyer and as a farmer. The family s poverty made Trollope miserable at school, and when financial difficulties became acute, the family moved to Belgium, where Trollope... Read Full Overview