Anthony Trollope
Author · 43 books
Anthony Trollope (1815–1882) was an English writer and a longtime employee of the British Post Office. Alongside his postal career, he wrote numerous novels, short stories, travel books, and essays. He is best known for the series The Chronicles of Barsetshire and the Palliser novels. His fiction portrays Victorian English society with subtle irony and close social observation, depicting life in both London and the provinces. Trollope followed a strict writing routine, often working in the early morning and maintaining a notably rapid pace.