An Autobiography (Masterplots, Definitive Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Anthony Trollope
- First Published: 1883
- Type of Work: Autobiography
- Genres: Nonfiction, Autobiography
- Subjects: Authors or writers, Nineteenth century, Literature, Novelists, England or English people, London, Postal service, Ireland or Irish people, Victorian era or Victorianism, Literary criticism
Critical Evaluation:
An Autobiography, by Anthony Trollope, is at once egotistical and amusing. One of the most prolific novelists of the nineteenth century, Trollope tells how he rose from obscurity to become second only to Dickens and Thackeray in popularity, and he shares as interesting sidelights his opinions of his contemporaries and of the art of creative writing, opinions that are calculated to shock anyone who believes in “inspiration.” Trollope was a boisterous, outspoken man through whose eyes we can see a side of Victorianism that is often neglected—the...
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