The fourth novel in Trollope’s Barsetshire Chronicles, Framley Parsonage (1860-61) tells the tale of Mark Robarts, an ambitious clergyman who agrees to an unsavory financial arrangement, only to find himself dangerously in debt. Its reminiscent depiction of nineteenth-century England has made the novel one of Trollope’s most enduringly popular.
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Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) was a quintessential Victorian novelist best known for his series of novels, the Chronicles of Barsetshire, set in the imaginary county of Barsetshire. Tirelessly prolific, he tackled a rich assortment of the political, social, and gender issues of the day. As career employee of the British Postal System, he is credited with introducing the “pillar-box” mailboxes on street corners.