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Category: Anthony Trollope

  • A re-read: Kept in the Dark by AnthonyTrollope

    I think everyone is familiar with the Barchester Chronicles and the Palliser series of political novels by this author and those were the titles I read first when I discovered Trollope some years ago.  I then started to read my way through his stand alone titles, and there are plenty to be getting on with,…

  • Christmas – Random Recommendations (2) and (3) and others

    I am sitting upstairs in my room at Ealing looking out the window and after yesterday's torrential rain which made the drive here pretty vile, the sun is now shining.  Cup of coffee to hand and more Christmas recommendations. Struck me the other day I had better get my skates on as not long to…

  • OUP – Anthony Trollope Give away

    As you are probably all aware by now I love the new editions of the OUP World Classics paperbacks and I simply love looking at them as they are so beautifully produced.     All of the Palliser novels by Anthony Trollope,Can you Forgive Her; The Eustace Diamonds; Phineas Finn; The Prime Minister; Phineas Finn Redux…

  • The Prime Minister – Anthony Trollope

    I always feel when posting on a 'classic' that anything I write will be terribly inadequate as so many others have written essays, criticism and biographies already about the author.  So it will be no surprise to Random Readers that there will be no erudite or academic analysis of the Prime Minister, as I am…

  • The Bertrams – Anthony Trollope

    I find this time of year when the nights draw in and the curtains closed always brings out the Trollope in me and I find it absolutely necessary to read one of the lovely Anthony's books.  A few days ago I picked up The Betrams which I have never read and decided to give it…

  • Anthony Trollope – auto and bio(graphy)

    Everyone knows by now how much I love Anthony Trollope and after reading his Autobiography a couple of weeks ago, I love him even more.  I have said in the past and will, no doubt, say it again that when you write an autobiography or your letters or diaries are published the character of the…

  • VicLit

    A few years back I was asked by an early visitor to Random, who noted that I love Victorian Literature, if I could name my favourite books from that genre.  I have recently been asked the same question and so I have had a rethink and while I was jotting notes checked my earlier post…