I'm actually one of his descendants. I also love his works and I'm delighted to see how popular he is with other people as I am teased by my peers about being related. My last name isn't Trollope though as my grandmother married. That was her maiden name though. 😊

@katiejlumsden

2 жыл бұрын

How fun! He's an amazing writer.

@TeddyBelcher4kultrawide

Жыл бұрын

A girl who lives in the bazaar fell in love with me

@TeddyBelcher4kultrawide

Жыл бұрын

Only read his daughters work fran

I've read around 40 of his novels, and I wish there were 40 more! I'm absolutely obsessed!!

Your energy is infectious. Superb oratory! Have bought Trollope's 'The way we live now' as well as 'Ivanhoe' by Sir Walter Scott but have not started reading them yet.

@katiejlumsden

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much!

Well done. Passionate delivery and clearly an authentic, joyful accounting of one of England's great writers. Thank you for sharing and for your ongoing work. Cheers.

I recommend The Vicar of Bullhampton. Did you know that Trollope invented the postal pillar box? He worked full time for the Post Office while writing dozens of books early in the mornings.

@katiejlumsden

6 жыл бұрын

I'll add that one to my list :) And yes, I did - isn't that wonderful?

Looking forward to my Trollope adventure. I have almost finished The Warden. I’m loving it...love the characters, love the way he writes. He’s a wonderful story teller.

I've read about twenty-five of his books. As you say, "The Small House at Allington" is truly endearing. I'll never forget the protagonist Lillian Dale. Another of his books that held me spellbound was "Orley Farm." The characters in "Barchester Towers are amazing. Especially the Bishop's wife and la Signora Neroni. The way they deal with Mr. Slope is hilarious. And he really deserves it.

I love Trollope. Just finishing a rereading of The way we live Now!

I love Anthony Trollope's writing, for all the reasons you describe. I did start with The Warden but didn't find it dry at all, and Barchester Towers was a total joy. BTW 2018 is the year of Victorian literature for me, mainly because of your channel!

@katiejlumsden

6 жыл бұрын

Hoorah! I hope you enjoy your Victorian year :)

I discovered Trollope through the wonderful 1975 BBC series The Pallisers, starring Susan Hampshire. It is a well assembled amalgamation of several Trollope stories. Highly recommend it. I’ve read much of the Pallisers series, Small House at Arlington, and Trollope’s autobiography, which is long, but interesting. He led an interesting life, with lots of opportunities to observe human nature, which he clearly put to good use.

Anthony Trollope is my favorite novelist; Dickens and Gaskell are tied for second. I love how he explores real life, including moderate to severe insanity. You don’t find many even-handed considerations of that issue in Victorian literature. And who can forget the odious but pathetic Mr. Slope?

@kellykroger272

6 жыл бұрын

I loved Barchester Towers. Obidiah Slope is one of best drawn out villains I've ever read. The humor is dry and sarcastic. One of my favorites is the passage where Mr. Slope is compared to cholera in the nursery. I laughed out loud when I read it.

@katiejlumsden

6 жыл бұрын

Agreed! Trollope brilliantly captures real life, and Mr Slope is a wonderfully created character!

@lauratorchio1541

3 жыл бұрын

I love The way we live now

He's one of those authors who wrote so much it's hard for someone to know where to start without specific, trusted knowledge from someone else--so what a great, great video and reference!

@katiejlumsden

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks - I hope you enjoy his work!

I love the passion in your voice as you talk about him. Like a crazy fan girl. Bless you for sharing your knowledge with us.

@katiejlumsden

5 жыл бұрын

Ha thank you I guess!

Your enthusiasm for Anthony Trollope is infectious! I enjoyed the Barchester Chronicles BBC drama in the 1980s, such funny characters. Please could you do a video about Barbara Cartland's novels, after reading all 700 of them of course. Just kidding. Did you cringe for a split second?

"What on Earth could be more Luxurious than A Sofa, A Book, And A Cup of Coffee? ~Anthony Trollope "Walking Distance to the Riverwalk" ~AloyiaAndAvery, InITTogether "Tiny Farm Home Decor”

Enjoyed this! I’m halfway through Barsetshire and he’s my favorite!

@katiejlumsden

5 жыл бұрын

Hooray!

This was such a lovely video! Thank you for putting this together!

@katiejlumsden

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

I loved this video! 💜💖 Nobody usually talks about him. I’m glad to hear your point of view about his books. I can’t wait to read more of his books! He Knew He Was Right is next on my TBR.

@katiejlumsden

6 жыл бұрын

I think you'll really like He Knew He Was Right :)

Ooh Katie, this was such a treat. I love how you can put into words the way I feel about Trollope. He is witty, I often giggle when I read him. I have only read The Way We Live Now and the first 4 in the Basetshire Chronicles. I’m with you, I found The Warden fascinating. Lots of issues to think about the church and the role of the press for example. After I’m done with this series I’m planning to start the Pallister Novels.

@katiejlumsden

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I hope you enjoy the rest of your journey with Trollope. I can't wait to get to the Pallister novels!

The only one I've read is The Way We Live Now but I thoroughly enjoyed it and it's made me want to read more

Anthony Trollope is my favorite British writer! He understands women!

@katiejlumsden

6 жыл бұрын

He really is a great author.

I loved watching this, thank you so much for sharing your enthusiasm, love and options on Trollope and his words. I loved all the books i read so far by him and i think he is one of the under-loved authors with his very unique view and characters and so it was fantastic to hear another person appreciate and love him and what he did! Also i find it wonderful that you recommend the warden or barchester series, the series as its entirety is one of my favourite works by him for multiple reasons and it always drives me a little mad when people decide to read one book or the series out of order. So again, thanks so much for this video! :)

@katiejlumsden

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks :) He is such a brilliant, brilliant writer, and one I always recommend. I too am always upset when people read Barsetshire out of order - it ruins the series that way!

Thank you for making this. :)))) Soooo glad you'll be doing another author week. All of those videos of yours are my favorites. I truly thank you for being so enthusiastic about Trollope as I can almost guarantee I would have never actually read him without your videos. I always expected his work to be a bit pretentious and as you say, he is not at all. I love your videos, Katie. This is my busy season at work and your videos really help me wind down at the end of the day. I don't mind watching videos I've seen before. I always hear something new and I should start a list of books I really must read that you recommend. Loving Jon McGregor too, thanks to you. Yup you've changed my life with great book suggestions! Thank you!

@katiejlumsden

6 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you're enjoying Jon McGregor. He's such a great author, as is Trollope, though very different!

Watching your previous videos I purchased The Way We Live Now since you said it was your favorite of his. This is also my year of Victorian literature due to your delightful enthusiasm for this time period.

@katiejlumsden

6 жыл бұрын

I really hope you enjoy all the Victorian books :)

Love this! I haven’t read any Anthony Trollope (I don’t know that I had even heard of him until I found your channel-he was not a staple of any high school or college English classes that I took!) but your love for him makes me really want to give him a try :)

@katiejlumsden

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks :) He's such a great author and very underrated by the establishment - he was never mentioned at my university either.

Love your commentary; beginning allegro, you proceed from forte, by an uninterrupted crescendo to allegro con moltissimo molto fortissimo. Utterly charming.

@katiejlumsden

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I think?

Steve Donoghue mentioned your Trollope video in his introduction to a Palliser novels read-along, highly recommending it. Your video is such a great overview on Trollope! I've been really enjoying the Palliser novels and am finishing up with _The Duke's Children_ your video makes me very happy that there is so much more Trollope to consume!

@katiejlumsden

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm looking forward to finishing off the Pallisers later this year.

Anthony Trollope is a Victorian author I hadn't heard much about until now. Your video has made me want to read some of his novels!

@katiejlumsden

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks - I highly recommend his books.

It was such a lovely surprise to find a nice long video all about Trollope waiting for me this morning! As you know, I've read the first three Barsetshire Chronicle books and of course The Way We Live Now. I would love to read He Knew He Was Right and Rachel Ray, but I think I'd better pick up the rest of the Barsetshire Chronicles first! I think I'll read Framley Parsonage in honor of Trollope's birthday in April if possible. XD

@katiejlumsden

6 жыл бұрын

I think you'd find He Knew He We Right really interesting - and I can't wait for you to read more of Trollope's novels :)

I absolutely love Trollope, wit and satire, comedy, some tragedy, emotional depth, huge range of brilliant believable characters, great psychology and plotting, really immersive. I love the hunting as well!

i just watched the movie series "the way we live now" after hearing how much you loved it. I enjoyed watching it very much and it was sad as well. This is my second time listening and watching one of your videos. I really enjoy your take and commentary on Anthony Trollope. Thanks! Now i am looking for "the small house at allington."

I have read that the Barcheshire Chronicles was the first English series to be published, with Europe coming out with one first (perhaps France's Balzac?). Series are so common now it's hard to see what an innovation it was.

Great Video - Now I want to read all of Anthony Trollope Books. I have not read any of them yet and now I want to. Happy Reading ❤️📚📖

@katiejlumsden

6 жыл бұрын

I certainly recommend his work :)

Actually I have not read any Anthony Trollope before. So it's about time I started. Thank you for this video. I'll pick one up right away!

@katiejlumsden

6 жыл бұрын

I definitely recommend him!

Weirdly, I was an English major but never heard of Trollope. After watching your vids, definitely putting him on my TBR!

@katiejlumsden

6 жыл бұрын

He is a bit underrated, especially by universities - he never turned up on any of my courses either, even when we studied Victorian writers who have a lot less work still in print.

Melmotte and Merdle have a lot in common. And, since I'm watching a lot of these videos, it occurs to me that He Knew He Was Right is a story about a man's madness.

@katiejlumsden

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, I agree! Rereading The Way We Live Now, I kept on thinking of Little Dorrit. That's true about He Knew He Was Right as well - I hadn't thought of that before. I really need to reread that one!

"The Warden" was my first intro to Trollope, and I mainly loved it because it's about a clerical family, and I grew up as a pastor's kid. So many of the problems they face felt very familiar to me, and made me love the characters! Love your videos! Keep being amazing!

@katiejlumsden

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks :) It is a wonderful book.

Finishing up The Way We Live Now.

So far I have only read the first three Barchester Chronicles and I absolutely love them! I would say that The Warden is my favorite of those three. You are right, the church politics is fascinating.

@katiejlumsden

6 жыл бұрын

It is! I find it so interesting. I hope you enjoy the rest of the series :)

I love the way you speak about literature, the way you explain and advice about books and authors. I love your accent, too. There is only one thing that could make everything even better: could you speak slowlier? That would be really great! Thank you for your interesting videos. I am enjoying them a lot. I am a fan of victorian writers, too, particularly Dickens. Hello from Italy.

@katiejlumsden

3 жыл бұрын

In the youtube settings cog in the corner of the video you can change the video speed to 0.75, which I recommend if you need it. I am afraid this is just how I speak - and in fact my videos are already digitally slowed down!

@lauratorchio1541

3 жыл бұрын

@@katiejlumsden I thank you. I am learning a lot from you, about books and authors. And your pronunciation is lovely. You help me improve my English. Have a wonderful day!

I have only read the Macdermotts of ballycloran, Nina Balatka & John Caldigate. I am currently reading he knew he was right, & plant to read Rachel Ray after. I have many other Victorian novels to tackle, I just got a copy of Geraldine Jewsbury' the half sisters because of your recommendation. I hope to read all of Anthony Trollope's novels in time.

@katiejlumsden

3 жыл бұрын

I really need to read those three. The Half Sisters is amazing!

@arielgunderson6743

3 жыл бұрын

@@katiejlumsden I loved the macdermotts of Ballycloran & John Caldigate. Nina Balatka was ok.

Your enthusiasm is contagious. Trollope is probably my favourite novelist, but I like Dickens and Austen too. The study of mental stress in the Rev. Crawley in The Last Chronicle of Barset is gruelling stuff and so well done. My only criticism of Trollope is that he can be quite repetitive, not just in the text of his novels but in the themes he explores. They often centre on an inheritance. But I forgive him for his repetitiveness because he explores those themes so well. I also think he is good on female psychology, unusual in a male novelist. Maybe Hardy was good with this as well. I like Trollope's realism against the mixture of fantasy and realism in, say, Dickens, and Dickens can be mawkishly sentimental. You haven't mentioned Orley Farm but I assume this is one you haven't read yet. I haven't read any of the Palliser series but I greatly enjoyed the Barchester Chronicles. Trollope's characters are well-rounded, believable personalities that you can identify with. Some of Dickens' characters are little more than cardboard caricatures. I have so far read about twenty of Trollope's novels and intend to read more....but not all of them.

@katiejlumsden

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Trollope is a wonderful writer. I haven't read Orley Farm, but I hope I will one day.

I reread TWWLN 25 yrs later. The second time around I really enjoyed Sir Felix C. He reminds me of many Americans his age today who, though they have no Title, are in fact ensconced, entombed in entitlement. Burkes Book of Millennials.

@katiejlumsden

6 жыл бұрын

It is such a great book, and Sir Felix is certainly an interesting one!

Of the 25 Trollope novels I've read, I think Mr. Scarborough's Family is probably my favorite. Trollope's sense of humor is very underrated and Mr. Scarborough's Family really exemplifies that possibly better than any other.

@katiejlumsden

4 жыл бұрын

I must read that one. I love Trollope!

Barchester Week!! YAY!!

@katiejlumsden

6 жыл бұрын

:)

In this strange lockdown atmosphere your enthusiasm is a real tonic and has a practical benefit in drawing my attention to works that I had hitherto passed by - for example, Dombey and Son and Mansfield Park. These I have ordered online from Waterstone's (Penguin edition). Other novels and authors you have suggested have been added to my 'must read' list for the future, including works by Gaskell, Hardy and Gissing. I am resenting the time it is taking to wade through Middlemarch but I am determined to see it through. It's more of a textbook than a novel, with 283 notes in the appendix. Like you, I am not a fan of George Eliot but may try Daniel Deronda on your recommendation. Her 'voice' is far too intrusive in the narrative. She loves to show off her erudition. H. G. Wells' Kipps is of local interest to me as I live in Hythe, Kent, likewise The History of Mr. Polly. Wells lived in a splendid Voysey house in Sandgate, just along the coast. You are also a fan of Agatha Christie. May I suggest Margery Allingham?....not as accessible as Christie but great fun. Josephine Tey is also well worth trying, another intelligent writer. Hey ho! So much to read yet so much to look forward to.

@katiejlumsden

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Dombey and Son and Mansfield Park are both amazing. Totally agree about George Eliot being a bit like a textbook - interesting to study but a bit dull to read! I really must read A History of Mr Polly, and also Margery Allingham sounds good!

@colinmarkham8465

4 жыл бұрын

@@katiejlumsden Hello. The 1949 film adaptation of Mr. Polly, with John Mills, is very good. It sometimes shows up on TV, eg. the Talking Pictures Channel. One of my favourite humorous novels is Cold Comfort Farm, by Stella Gibbons (1932), still in print (Penguin) - gorgeous eccentric fun. I see Tess is being aired on BBC4, Thursday evenings. Gemma Arterton is superb in the lead role. She gives it more depth than the vacuous actress in Polanski's film version. Your electrifying enthusiasm is much needed in the land of lockdown. Continue with your mission to convert the world to the treasures of 19th century English literature.

The Warden, as a character, was a bit passive for our modern sensibilities; but we can’t help loving him and his daughters in future books.

Just starting on Barchester Towers. Read about Alec Guiness and his interest in Trollope in one of his autobiographies.

@katiejlumsden

5 жыл бұрын

Enjoy!

Both you and your followers rekindle the reading compulsion. Gail Doughty's well-chosen words (below) make me want to join the Trollope Society and reread Victoria Glendinning's biography.

Dr Thorne read like a Victorian soap opera to me, and I found myself just getting annoyed with it. Must marry money....must marry money...must marry money got a bit tedious. I gave it 4 stars, because there was a lot that I loved about it too. I was planning to give up on him, because it just didn’t seem like my cup of tea so thanks for this video-I’m going to give him another try.

@katiejlumsden

6 жыл бұрын

I do recommend his other books, as that one is not the most interesting one in my opinion :)

Always a delightful indulgence to watch your videos. Do i have to read the books in The Barsetshire Chronicles in its chronological order? Do the stories continue/inter-related?

@katiejlumsden

5 жыл бұрын

I would highly, highly recommend reading the series in order. There are some that can work alone (Doctor Thorne, Small House at Allington, for example), but they're much more rewarding read in order. Most of the books slightly spoil things form previous books.

I find it really interesting you mentioned that you never felt frustrated by Trollope and that you never read anything sexist in his books, because one of my most frustrating experiences with a book was reading Barchester Towers, I remember feeling so annoyed with the way Eleanor was treated I nearly put it down. I know the point was she was innocent, but still all of the criticism and gossiping about her "impropriety" drove me insane. As a modern reader I found that really difficult to read. Despite that I still managed to enjoy it somehow. Great video

@katiejlumsden

6 жыл бұрын

That is interesting. I'm trying to remember (it's been 18 months or so since I read it), and I think I saw that as Trollope criticising the gossip that people spread about Eleanor? I can't remember it that well, but Trollope's gender roles certainly irritate me less than Dickens's, much as I really enjoy Dickens!

watch this at .75 speed and you will be doing yourself a favor.

I’m about to read my first of his work: Can you forgive her I adore those collectors library editions you have. Would you please please consider doing a video about them? What’s that one on the far left that’s so long?

@katiejlumsden

5 жыл бұрын

I think it's Bleak House. I'm not sure what I'd have to say in a whole video about them, though I do love the editions. One of these days I'll do a proper bookshelf tour and show them all!

I’ve heard of Anthony Trollope but I want to read some Victorian literature...so I picked up Can You Forgive Her. Hope I like it!

@rachelport3723

6 жыл бұрын

Can You Forgive Her is a good place to start because it's the first of the six Palliser novels, so you won't have to worry for a while about what to read next.

@katiejlumsden

6 жыл бұрын

I'm really looking forward to reading Can You Forgive Her soon :)

@rachelport3723

6 жыл бұрын

And after you read all the novels, there is the wonderful BBC series from the 1970's. :)

I have only read The Way We Live Now. He seemed better at portraying upper class people than working class. I enjoyed it except for one or two unlikely coincidences, which are more of a problem in realistic writing. I hope to read one or two of the Barchester Chronicles this year. The Warden is reasonably short, isn't it?

@katiejlumsden

6 жыл бұрын

Yep, the Warden is a very short one, almost a novella. I hope you enjoy some more Trollope in the future.

Hi.. where should one start reading the works of Anthony Trollope according to you .

@litterathoz3300

2 жыл бұрын

Doctor Wortle’s School according to another one of her videos

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I enj0yed the pallisers on tv. Is that the same trollope? Wish you would speak at a normal speed!!!

@katiejlumsden

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, that's the same author. Sorry, this is already slower than my natural speed - I slow all of my videos down digitally!

@rebeccafiveash4335

4 жыл бұрын

@@katiejlumsden wonderful author. Will look out for more. Btw your speaking speed is too fast and not slow ( for me)

Y r u interested in VicChurch politics?

@katiejlumsden

6 жыл бұрын

I just find the division of high and low church quite interesting, and the drama that crops up around it in the Barchester novels.

@SunriseFireberry

6 жыл бұрын

There's some of that in M'march. High Rev. Farebrother vs low church Walter Tyke & Bulstrode. Eliot does sympathize a lot with Rev. F.

She is speaking too quickly for me to even follow her. DRAT.

@MrMdgdwn

5 жыл бұрын

Lark Murry You can reduce the playback speed to slow it down quite nicely in settings.

This young lady is very difficult to listen to. Speaks too fast -- no pauses.