Writing career Frances Milton Trollope

grandon, monken hadley. home fanny , anthony 1836-38.

on return england, trollope began writing , gained notice first book, domestic manners of americans (1832). gave unfavourable and, in opinions of partisans of america, exaggerated account of subject. thought reflect disparaging views of american society allegedly commonplace @ time among english people of higher social classes. novel, refugee in america (1832), expressed similar views, prompting catherine maria sedgwick respond mrs trollope, though has told disagreeable truths, has part caricatured till resemblance lost .

next came abbess (1833), anti-catholic novel, father eustace (1847). while borrowed victorian gothic conventions, scholar susan griffin notes trollope wrote protestant critique of catholicism expressed gendered set of possibilities self-making , has been little recognised scholars. noted modernism s lingering legacy in criticism meant overlooking woman s nineteenth century studies of religious controversy.

trollope wrote more travel works, such belgium , western germany in 1833 (1834), paris , parisians in 1835 (1836), , vienna , austrians (1838).

she received more attention during lifetime considered several strong novels of social protest: jonathan jefferson whitlaw (1836) first anti-slavery novel, influencing american harriet beecher stowe s uncle tom s cabin (1852). michael armstrong: factory boy began publication in 1840 , first industrial novel published in britain. other socially conscious novels included vicar of wrexhill (1837 / richard bentley, london, 3 volumes), took on corruption in church of england , evangelical circles. possibly greatest work widow barnaby trilogy (1839–1855) includes first ever sequel; although michael sadleir considered skilful set-up of petticoat government [1850], cathedral city, clerical psychology , domineering female, of formative influence on son s barchester towers , mrs proudie.

in later years frances trollope continued write novels , books on miscellaneous subjects, writing in on 100 volumes. trollope considered have powers of observation , sharp , caustic wit, prolific production , rise of modernist criticism caused works overlooked in twentieth century. few of books read, first , 2 others available on project gutenberg.

after death of husband , daughter, in 1835 , 1838 respectively, trollope relocated florence, italy, after living briefly @ carleton, eden in cumbria, finding (in son tom s words) sun yoked horses far penrith town . 1 year, invited theodosia gallow house-guest. gallow married son, thomas adolphus, , 3 lived until trollope s death in 1863. buried near 4 other members of trollope household in english cemetery of florence.