Anthony Trollope

Novelist
BIRTHDAY
April 24,1815
Birthplace
England
Age
Dec 6,1882,age 67
Birth Sign
Taurus
BIRTHDAY
April 24,1815 (age Dec 6,1882,age 67)
Birthplace
England

About

Victorian novelist who is their for his depiction of a fictional city called Barsetshire in six popular novels that include The Warden (1855), Doctor Thorne (1858), and The Last Chronicle of Barset (1867). His other literary works include the Palliser series (1865-1880) and such stand-alone novels as Lady Anna (1874) and The Fixed Period (1882).

Before Fame

He was born in London and later moved to Ireland, where he became an enthusiastic fox hunter. He published his first novel, The Macdermots of Ballycloran, in 1847.

Trivia

In his time, he was demeaned for writing for money. Financial difficulties were a constant in his life, and got so bad at one point that he had to leave for Bruges to avoid arrest for debt.

Family Life

He and his brother, Thomas, were the sons of an English lawyer. In 1844, Trollope married Rose Heseltine.

Associated With

Actor Sir Alec Guinness was a big fan of the series, Chronicles of Barsetshire.