Anthony Trollope Quotes


There would be a blaze and a confusion, in which timid men would doubt whether the constitution would be burned to tinder or only illuminated; but that blaze and that confusion would be dear to Mr. Daubney if he could stand as the centre figure, the great pyrotechnist who did it all, red from head to foot with the glare of the squibs with which his own hands were filling all the spaces.


Citations

Trollope, Anthony. Phineas Redux. Chapman and Hall, 1874.

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Anthony Trollope
Anthony Trollope
  • Born: April 24, 1815
  • Died: December 6, 1882
  • Nationality: British
  • Profession: Novelist; Civil Servant (Post Office)

Anthony Trollope was an English novelist and civil servant of the Victorian era. Among his best-known works is a series of novels collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, which revolves around the imaginary county of Barsetshire. He also wrote novels on political, social, and gender issues, and other topical matters.