Tag Archives: Anthony Trollope

American government v British government: political fiction?

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Naomi

Toward the end of Anthony Trollope’s The Duke’s Children, an American intellectual, Mr. Boncassen, whose daughter is about to marry Silverbridge, the Duke’s son, engages in an after dinner political conversation. In one of Trollope’s complex but explicit descriptions of … Continue reading →

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle? Well…

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Naomi

He had, he thought, been very firm and gave himself some credit on that head. His father, no doubt, had been firm too, but that he had expected. His father had said much. All that about honour and duty had … Continue reading →

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Which political party represents your values?

Posted on July 7, 2018 by Naomi

Once again, I bring you startlingly au courant political delineation from Victorian England, specifically from Anthony Trollope’s 1880 novel, The Duke’s Children. In a conversation the Duke of Omnium, né Plantagenet Palliser, has with his 22-year old heir, Lord Silverbridge, … Continue reading →

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