Trollope's novels have made him one of the most popular of the great English authors. His Chronicles of Barsetshire and the Palliser novels vividly embody the spirit of the Victorian era. This Companion describes all of Trollope's forty-seven novels, his short stories, travel books and other works, including his famous Autobiography. It examines the background, plot, characters and tone of his works and explains numerous allusions and contemporary references to place each work in its historical context. There are illuminating essays which show how Trollope dealt with topics such as religion, London, America, money, politics, women and marriage. To facilitate the easy location of places, names and themes, there is a useful system of cross-referencing which makes this Companion a full and detailed guide.

Trollope, The Penguin Companion to

Literature & Fiction

MULLEN, Richard

British & Irish

Penguin??Books

"I remember being much amused last year, when landing at Calais," wrote Mrs. Frances Trollope in her 1835 book, Paris and the Parisians, "at the answer made by an old traveler to a novice . . . making his first voyage. 'What a dreadful smell!' said the uninitiated stranger . . . 'It is the smell of the continent, sir!' replied the man of experience. And so it was." Historians James Munson and Richard Mullen examine just what it was about the smell of the continent that so attracted British travelers in the hundred years from the fall of Napoleon to the outbreak of the First World War. It was the first time in history that the British, en masse, set out to discover Europe. Drawing on contemporary accounts, diaries, and letters, Munson and Mullen offer a compelling portrait of the Victorians abroad, many of them convinced that their country was not only vastly superior but also the envy of the world. Their attitudes to foreign food, modes of transport, and habits were often as uncharitable then as now and complaints about "beastly abroad" abound. But there were also those intrepid souls who were genuinely interested in other countries what they could learn from them. The Smell of the Continent vividly reveals that the gulf between the "traveler" and the "tourist" was as wide in our great-grandparents' time as it is today.

The Smell of the Continent

History

MUNSON, James

Europe

Macmillan, UK

Birds of Passage: Five Englishwomen in search of America

Hundreds of British visitors to America in the nineteenth century wrote accounts of their travels. Most male travellers devoted their books to some particular topic reflecting their own background, from exhaustive studies of prisons to the quality of sermons. Women writers tended both to see the broader picture and to be particularly concerned with daily life rather than with institutions. They wrote about manners, food, servants and children - precisely the topics that fascinate us most today. The five women whose colourful stories are told here cover all aspects of experience: Rebecca Burlend dictated a moving account of life on the frontier; the controversial feminist Fanny Wright campaigned against slavery, marriage, religion and capitalism; Fanny Trollope wrote an extremely critical account which remains one of the best-known books on America; Lady Emmeline Stuart Wortley described the country in glowing terms and predicted its future as a world power; Catherine Hopley became a governess on a slave plantation and observed the tragic coming of the civil war.

Birds of Passage: Five Englishwomen in Search of America

World

Duckworth

"I remember being much amused last year, when landing at Calais," wrote Mrs. Frances Trollope in her 1835 book, Paris and the Parisians, "at the answer made by an old traveler to a novice . . . making his first voyage. 'What a dreadful smell!' said the uninitiated stranger . . . 'It is the smell of the continent, sir!' replied the man of experience. And so it was." Historians James Munson and Richard Mullen examine just what it was about the smell of the continent that so attracted British travelers in the hundred years from the fall of Napoleon to the outbreak of the First World War. It was the first time in history that the British, en masse, set out to discover Europe. Drawing on contemporary accounts, diaries, and letters, Munson and Mullen offer a compelling portrait of the Victorians abroad, many of them convinced that their country was not only vastly superior but also the envy of the world. Their attitudes to foreign food, modes of transport and habits were often as uncharitable then as now and complaints about "beastly abroad" abound. But there were also those intrepid souls who were genuinely interested in other countries what they could learn from them. The Smell of the Continent vividly reveals that the gulf between the "traveler" and the "tourist" was as wide in our great-grandparents' time as it is today.

Travel

Travel Writing

Pan/Macmillan

Victoria Portrait of a Queen

Bbc Pubns

Anthony Trollope was one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. Some of his best-loved works, collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, revolve around the imaginary county of Barsetshire. He also wrote perceptive novels on political, social, and gender issues, and on other topical matters. But he was also a fascinating man, full of idiosyncracies and driven to write. His autobiography is a fascinating tale of a suffering childhood and early years to a career as a Post Office worker and other jobs. His travels around the world, unusual for his day, took him to Britain, Europe, the Middle East, Egypt and South Africa. He visited the West Indies, the United States, Australia and New Zealand; and everywhere he went, he wrote. Trollope's literary reputation dipped somewhat during the last years of his life, but he regained the esteem of critics by the mid-twentieth century.

Anthony Trollope: A Victorian in his World

Gerald Duckworth Co Ltd

Birds of passage: five Englishwomen in search of America

Mullen's biography of Trollope (1815-1882) quotes widely from the whole range of Trollope's writing to show how personal details of Trollope's life recur constantly in his work, and how both reveal the author to have been the ideal man of his age, an embodiment of the "Victorian values" that he illustrated in his books. First published in 1990 (London: Gerald Duckworth & Co., Ltd.). Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Anthony Trollope: A Victorian in His World

Biographies & Memoirs

Frederic C. Beil

‘Facts are introduced with a cool intelligence and take us through Victoria’s 81 years with skill in selection and quotation. Precise, informative, well balanced in comment... All is admirably documented... Mullen and Munson give a perspective to Victoria’s life and times.’ The Sunday Times ‘I must say at once that I have enjoyed this new biography... As an exercise in scholarly rather than journalistic compression, it is skilful and well proportioned... As a biography... it is indeed multum in parvo... Beginning as a BBC radio series, it should end as the most useful short account of Victoria’s reign now available to the general public... the true research involved in this account has produced many pleasant surprises.’ History &amp; Archaeology Review ‘An excellent introduction to an enormous subject.’ The Tablet ‘This book stands out as by far the best short account of Victoria as a woman and Queen. It deserves a wide sale for its accuracy and charm, and its freedom from any attempt to force her into a mould. This delightful book.’ Church of England Newspaper ‘A remarkable woman, well portrayed here.’ The Birmingham Post ‘A vivid, intimate and sometimes unexpected portrait.’ Worcester Weekend News ‘It is the gossipy, human anecdotes that make this biography such a delight.’ Wiltshire Gazette &amp; Herald

Victoria: Portrait of a Queen

Leaders & Notable People

Thistle Publishing

In the 19th century, most travel books about the United States were written by men, often producing lengthy works describing political, social, and economic aspects of American life. There were also a small number of female travel writers, who tended to write more about the business of daily life, the precise subject that today’s readers want to know about. One president of Harvard dismissed these women as mere ‘Birds of Passage’, who flew hurriedly over the land with little understanding of what they saw. He was wrong, however, because their works give us valuable insights into the realities of life in a county still finding itself. The lives and books of these five women offer contrasting but vivid accounts of American life, some of which still find echoes today. • Rebecca Burlend, a Yorkshire farmer’s wife, gave a first-hand account of a farmer’s hard life on the frontier. • Fanny Wright, a wealthy radical reformer, set out to change America by abolishing slavery. After her Utopian settlement collapsed she turned to lecturing on feminism. • Frances Trollope, went to America as a disciple of Fanny Wright but soon fell out. When her Cincinnati shopping centre failed she wrote a devastating critique of American ‘manners’, later judged accurate by Mark Twain. • Lady Emile Stuart-Wortley, a Duke’s daughter, was a devotee of the United States and her visit sheds favourable light on American life, including that on a large plantation. • Catherine Hopley was a tutor who stayed in the South after 1861. She gives insights into Southern life that are healthy correctives to many currently held views.

Arts & Literature

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Trollope, The Penguin Companion to

The Smell of the Continent

Birds of Passage: Five Englishwomen in Search of America

The Smell of the Continent

Victoria Portrait of a Queen

Anthony Trollope: A Victorian in his World

Birds of passage: five Englishwomen in search of America

Anthony Trollope: A Victorian in His World

Victoria: Portrait of a Queen

Birds of Passage: Five Englishwomen in search of America