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A review by karinlib
Autobiography of Anthony Trollope by Anthony Trollope
4.0
For the last few years I have been trying to work my way through Trollope's works. I've read 10 novels, and now Trollope's Autobiography. [b:The New Lifetime Reading Plan: The Classic Guide to World Literature, Revised and Expanded|249186|The New Lifetime Reading Plan The Classic Guide to World Literature, Revised and Expanded|Clifton Fadiman|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388614382s/249186.jpg|241449] lists it as one of Trollope's books to read. It seems as though everyone has a favorite Trollope. The "books you should read" lists differ on which one of his 47 novels are the best. My personal favorite, still, is [b:Doctor Thorne|29151142|Doctor Thorne|Anthony Trollope|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1462528612s/29151142.jpg|690564] (the third book in the Barsetshire series).
Although Autobiography is not my favorite Trollope, I am glad I read it. Not only does he discuss his early life, career as a postal worker, travels and his writings, but he also discusses the best authors of his time (according to him): Thackery, Dickens, George Eliot. In different chapters of this work he says Pride and Prejudice is the best novel, in another chapter he says that [b:The History of Henry Esmond, Esq.|900765|The History of Henry Esmond, Esq.|William Makepeace Thackeray|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1347524887s/900765.jpg|2096110], by Thackery, is the best novel of his time.
Now that I've had a break from Trollope's novels, I'll return to his Palliser series.
Although Autobiography is not my favorite Trollope, I am glad I read it. Not only does he discuss his early life, career as a postal worker, travels and his writings, but he also discusses the best authors of his time (according to him): Thackery, Dickens, George Eliot. In different chapters of this work he says Pride and Prejudice is the best novel, in another chapter he says that [b:The History of Henry Esmond, Esq.|900765|The History of Henry Esmond, Esq.|William Makepeace Thackeray|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1347524887s/900765.jpg|2096110], by Thackery, is the best novel of his time.
Now that I've had a break from Trollope's novels, I'll return to his Palliser series.