Anthony Trollope; His Work, Associates and Literary Originals
CHAPTER I
APPRENTICESHIP TO LIFE
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A “tally-ho” story--Anthony Trollope’s ancestry, historical and apocryphal--Among the Hampshire novelists--Frances Milton’s girlhood--Acquaintance with Thomas Anthony Trollope--Marriage and settlement in Keppel Street--Bright prospects soon clouded--Deep in the mire of misfortune--The American experiment and its consequence--Sold up--Mrs. Trollope becomes a popular authoress--Anthony at school--A battle-royal and its sequel--Rough customs at Harrow--“Leg-bail”--A family flight to Bruges--The future novelist as usher and prospective soldier--Friendly influences at the Post Office--Autobiographical touches in famous novels 3