caption death_date death_place birth_place nationality relatives birth_date spouse signature image article_title name occupation
portrait of anthony trollope , by napoleon sarony 6 december 1882 london , united kingdom london , united kingdom british thomas trollope -lrb- mother -rrb- , thomas adolphus trollope -lrb- brother anthony -rrb- trollope -lrb- father -rrb- , frances milton 24 april 1815 rose heseltine trollope signature.jpg picture of anthony trollope.jpg anthony trollope
 anthony trollope novelist ; postal worker
anthony trollope

anthony trollope -lrb- ; 24 april 1815 -- 6 december 1882 -rrb- 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 .
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 .
