Chapter II: Front Matter (2)

Of _Orley Farm_ (1862) it is unnecessary to speak, the novel being one of the two or three outside the Barchester series which are still read to-day. _The Belton Estate_ (1866), on the other hand, badly needs rehabilitation. Henry James, in a review written when quite a young man, concluded a long paragraph of hostile criticism with the words: “_The Belton Estate_ is a stupid book.” One may venture that the obtuseness was not all on one side. Using a cast of four principal and as few subsidiary characters, Trollope fills three good volumes with the matrimonial dilemma of Clara Amedroz, who has to choose between the uncouth, well-to-do farmer to whom passes her thriftless father's estate, and the polished, self-seeking Captain Aylmer—in parlance, though not in fact, also her cousin—who offers her marriage because at the deathbed of his rich aunt and as part condition of becoming her heir he swore to do so. _The Belton Estate_ has, to a greater degree than any other of Trollope's books, that art of concealing art which delights one type of mind, but by another is dismissed as “stupid.” In a sense it is the most difficult to appreciate of all the important novels, and, were an examination in Trollope a thing of practical import, the examining board would be wise to make this book the test question of their paper.

_The Claverings_ (1867) and _He Knew He Was Right_ (1869) are very long books, each of which turns on a theme highly characteristic of the author. Mention has already been made of Julia Brabazon, heroine of the former book, who jilts the nobody she loves for a rich invalid peer. The price she has to pay is counted in full in the pages of _The Claverings_, which also introduce a number of excellent characters, from Sir Hugh Clavering, hard, savage, and selfish, to Sophie Gordeloup and her scoundrelly brother, who play so desperately for the wealth and person of Lord Ongar's lonely and embittered widow. _He Knew He Was Right_ describes the steady growth in a husband's mind of unjust suspicion of his wife's fidelity. As a crescendo of hysterical mistrust, the book is a fine piece of sustained writing. As a novel, it would be gloomy and distressing but for an admirable and humorous by-plot laid in cathedral Exeter. It would, perhaps, be hypercritical and unappreciative of his adroit handling of incident to blame the author for the very liberal use of coincidence with which he aids the progress of his story.

Of the six social novels that remain, one is first-rate, three are very good second-rate, one is ordinary second-rate and the last frankly bad. _Is He Popenjoy?_ (1878) may rank with _The Claverings_ as a book undeservedly excluded from the upper room of every Trollope-lover's mind. The Dean of Brotherton, son of a jobmaster, father of the heroine and ultimately grandfather of a marquis, is a Trollope dignitary of the first water. His daughter is as eminent in the world of heroines as is her father in that of ecclesiastics. She is gay, loving, whimsical, courageous, and always natural. Her dour husband with his excessive sense of duty and inadequate sense of humour; her aristocratic sisters-in-law, shrouding in ill-nature and good works the emptiness of their lives and purses; the society siren; the society matchmaker; and perhaps above all the ill-tempered, dissolute marquis, on the legitimacy of whose son turns the whole mechanism of the story, are each one of them fictional characters that only a master could create.

_Ralph The Heir_ (1871)—the plot of which was pirated by Charles Reade and dramatized under the title _Shilly Shally_—contains some good characters and perhaps the best parliamentary election of all those contrived by its author. The troubles and difficulties of the shy, ineffective Sir Thomas Underwood, and the determination of Mr. Neefit, the breeches-maker, to buy up a bankrupt young squire as husband for his daughter would give distinction to any story. _Lady Anna_ (1874) is a delicate elaboration of Trollope's favourite motif—projected or (as in this case) actual misalliance. _The American Senator_ (1877) contains some excellent hunting and much good general observation. _Ayala's Angel_ (1881), like _The Belton Estate_ but less pronouncedly, is a book that must be read to be realized, for it is quiet Trollope and a thing of shades rather than one of definite, contrasted colours.

There remains _Marion Fay_ (1882), once again a tale of misalliance. This is undeniably the worst book that its author ever wrote. Everywhere but here he contrives to keep either his hero or his heroine (and more frequently both) sympathetic, sensible, and convincingly normal; but in _Marion Fay_ he sinks to mawkishness and to a deathbed scene that is frankly inexcusable.

* * * * *

Plenty of novels still remain of this astonishing and untiring writer. They may, however, be somewhat summarily dismissed. The most interesting group is that of the short, single-theme stories which succeeded the publication of _The Way We Live Now_. It is not unreasonable to attribute to the mood of challenge in which that novel was sent out the noticeable change in the author's method during the years that followed. It is as though he had determined to try his hand at the psychological analysis which was just coming into fashion among novelists. And so we are given in quick succession six little books, each written round a single event or describing the reactions of one individual to a definite set of circumstances. The titles are as follow:

AN EYE FOR AN EYE (1879),
COUSIN HENRY (1879),
DOCTOR WORTLE'S SCHOOL (1881),
THE FIXED PERIOD (1882),
KEPT IN THE DARK (1882),
AN OLD MAN'S LOVE (1884).

It so happened that _An Eye for An Eye_ was written before the publication of _The Way We Live Now_, although not published until some while after. It is, however, clearly the product (if an unconscious one) of the same impulse as gave birth to the other books, and its theme—the struggle in the mind of a young Englishman between pride of family and desire to fulfil a marriage promise to a girl who has become his mistress—is a theme of the type peculiar to these six brief stories and distinctly foreign to Trollope's more bulky and eventful work.

A further group of five stories may roughly be termed Trollope's “oversea” novels. The first three—_Nina Balatka_ (1867), _Linda Tressel_ (1868), and _The Golden Lion of Granpere_ (1872)—were written more or less intentionally to form a distinct trio. They are semi-romantic tales, staged respectively in old Prague, in old Nürnberg, and among the Vosges mountains; pleasant enough, but quite definitely of minor importance. The first two were published anonymously but achieved little success, and were later reissued over the author's name. _Harry Heathcote of Gangoil_ (1874) and _John Caldigate_ (1879) are novels of Australia, based on the knowledge of that continent which the author gained when visiting one of his sons who had established himself there. I understand that as pictures of Australian life they are vivid and reliable. Be that as it may, the untutored reader, seeking only for Trollope, will find him abundantly in _Harry Heathcote_, which is an eventful, almost an adventurous story, and to a very satisfying degree in the longer book that appeared five years later.

Of Trollope's various volumes of short stories nothing need here be said. Of _Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite_ (1871) there is little that can be said. Of _The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson_ (1870) there is much that had better be left unsaid. One important full-length novel remains, good in itself and at the same time remarkable as the only one of the author's tales in which he arms himself formally as a social crusader.

_The Vicar of Bullhampton_ (1870) is a novel written in defence of the “fallen woman.” It is quaint to read Trollope's solemn and tactful preface, in which he almost apologizes to his public for venturing on such indelicate ground. Fortunately the book is so feeble as propaganda that, but for the preface, one would be unaware that it was written with any special purpose. It can be enjoyed as a good story of village life, with a delightful parson as central figure and the necessary complement of charming Trollope ladies, gruff farmers, lonely landowners, and aggressive Nonconformity.

This novel, like all Trollope's really good work, impresses the reader first and foremost with its Englishry. Perhaps it would not be too much to say that the very greatness of the author himself springs from this same quality. He is intensely English, with the quiet humour, the shy sympathy masquerading as indifference, the delicate sense of kindliness and toleration, the occasional heaviness, the occasional irritability, that mark a man or a book as English. But if to these qualities he owes his place in our proud heritage of literature, to them also he owes the tarrying of due recognition, for they and the natures that possess them are of all qualities and of all natures the most difficult to impress upon the sceptical outsider, seeing that their very beauty and preciousness and power lie in their elusiveness.

_BIOGRAPHY_

ANTHONY TROLLOPE: HIS WORK, ASSOCIATES AND LITERARY ORIGINALS. By T.
H. S. ESCOTT. London: John Lane, 1913.

This book will be of interest to the general reader, although it is rather overloaded with analyses of novel-plots and the arrangement is not ideal.

By far the most valuable feature of the volume is the bibliography of Trollope by Margaret Lavington included at the end. For the help this careful and documented compilation has given me I wish to make acknowledgment, although I have throughout worked independently and from original sources and taken none of the facts hereafter given without verification. Miss Lavington's descriptions lack certain details essential to the collector, she makes one or two actual mistakes, but, within the limits she has laid down for herself, her work is wonderfully complete and accurate.

I.—EDITIONES PRINCIPES
FICTION, BIOGRAPHY, TRAVEL-BOOKS, ESSAYS, ETC.

1847

THE MACDERMOTTS OF BALLYCLORAN. By Mr. A. TROLLOPE. London: Thomas
Cautley Newby, Publisher, 72 Mortimer Street, Cavendish Square.
1847. 3 vols. Ex. Cr. 8vo (4¾ × 7¾).

Vol. I. pp. (ii) + 345 + (1).

Vol. II. pp. (ii) + 382.

Vol. III. pp. (ii) + 437 + (1).

No half-titles. Boards, half-cloth, paper label. White end-papers.
Also in dark brown cloth, gilt, blocked in blind. Pale yellow
end-papers.

NOTE—On the title-page of Vol. III. “Mortimer” should be
spelt “Morimer.” In the same volume, p. 437 is mis-paged
“743.” Copies of the first edition were reissued in 1848
with title-pages so dated and differently worded, but with
no indication of reprint. On this second title-page the
misprint is corrected. The wording is as follows:

THE MACDERMOTTS OF BALLYCLORAN: A Historical Romance. By A. TROLLOPE,
Esq., author of _The Kellys and the O'Kellys_. London: T. C. Newby,
72 Mortimer Street, Cavendish Square. 1848.

1848

THE KELLYS AND THE O'KELLYS: Or LANDLORDS AND TENANTS. A Tale of Irish
Life. By A. TROLLOPE, Esq. London: Henry Colburn, Publisher, Great
Marlborough Street. 1848. 3 vols. Ex. Cr. 8vo (4⅞ × 7⅞).

Vol. I. pp. (ii) + 298.

Vol. II. pp. (ii) + 298.

Vol. III. pp. (ii) + 285 + (1). Publisher's catalogue, 24 pp.,
undated, bound in at end.

No half-titles. Paper boards (half-cloth), paper label. White
end-papers.

NOTE—This book was published in July, 1848.

1850

LA VENDÉE: An Historical Romance. By ANTHONY TROLLOPE, Esq. London:
Henry Colburn, Publisher, Great Marlborough Street. 1850. 3 vols.
Ex. Cr. 8vo (4⅞ × 7⅞).

Vol. I. pp. (iv) + 320.

Vol. II. pp. (iv) + 330.

Vol. III. pp. (ii) + 313 + (1). No half-title to this volume.
Publisher's advertisement occupies p. (314). Publisher's catalogue,
16 pp., undated, bound in at end.

Paper boards, paper label. White end-papers.

NOTE—This book was published in June, 1850.

1855

THE WARDEN. By ANTHONY TROLLOPE. London: Longman, Brown, Green and
Longmans. 1855. 1 vol. Ex. Cr. 8vo. (4¾ × 7¾). Pp. iv + 336. No
half-title. Publishers' catalogue, 24 pp., dated September, 1854,
bound in at end. Pale brown cloth, gilt, blocked in blind. Brick-red
end-papers printed on inside front and inside back covers with
publishers' advertisements.

NOTES—(i) This book was published in January, 1855. An
edition of 1,000 copies was printed, of which 600 were sold
during the first eighteen months of publication. The balance
of 400 was bound, very nearly uniform with the first issue,
in 1858 and a catalogue dated with that year inserted at
end.

(ii) In 1879 Chapman and Hall published, under the series
title _Chronicles of Barsetshire_, Trollope's novels dealing
with the city and district of Barchester. _The Warden_ was
the first volume of this reissue, and was preceded by a
brief introduction by Trollope not previously published.

1857

BARCHESTER TOWERS. By ANTHONY TROLLOPE, author of _The Warden_.
London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans and Roberts. 1857. 3 vols.
Ex. Cr. 8vo (4¾ × 7¾).

Vol. I. pp. viii + 305 + (3). Publishers' advertisements occupy pp.
(307) and (308). Advertisement of _The Warden_ occupies p. (ii).
Half-title to this volume.

Vol. II. pp. iv + 299 + (1). No half-title.

Vol. III. pp. iv + 321 + (3). No half-title. Publishers'
advertisements occupy pp. (323) and (324).

Pale brown cloth, gilt, blocked in blind. Brick-red end-papers
printed with publishers' advertisements.

NOTE—This book was published in May, 1857. The earliest
issue had end-papers of a much redder brown than those used
for later bindings of the first edition sheets. The latter
can also be identified by the date of a publishers'
catalogue bound in at the end of Vol. I.

1858

THE THREE CLERKS: A Novel. By ANTHONY TROLLOPE, author of _Barchester
Towers_ etc. London: Richard Bentley, New Burlington Street. 1858. 3
vols. Ex. Cr. 8vo (4¾ × 7¾).

Vol. I. pp. iv + 340.

Vol. II. pp. iv + 322 + (2).

Vol. III. pp. iv + 334 + (2).

No half-titles. Paper boards, half cloth, paper label. White
end-papers. Also in dark grey-purple watered cloth, gilt, blocked in
blind, with yellow end-papers.

NOTES—(i) Although dated 1858, this book was actually
published in December, 1857.

(ii) I have seen a copy of this book in a binding of the
grey-purple cloth above mentioned, but with paper labels as
employed on the half-cloth edition.

1858

DOCTOR THORNE: A Novel. By ANTHONY TROLLOPE, author of _The Three
Clerks_, _Barchester Towers_ etc. London: Chapman and Hall, 193
Piccadilly. 1858. 3 vols. Ex. Cr. 8vo (4¾ × 7¾).

Vol. I. pp. iv + 305 + (3). Publishers' catalogue, 32 pp., dated
April, 1858, bound in at end.

Vol. II. pp. iv + 323 + (1).

Vol. III. pp. iv + 340.

No half-titles. Dark grey-purple cloth, gilt, blocked in blind. Pale
green end-papers.

NOTE—This book was published in June, 1858.

1859

THE BERTRAMS: A Novel. By ANTHONY TROLLOPE, author of _Barchester
Towers_, _Doctor Thorne_ etc. London: Chapman and Hall, 193
Piccadilly. 1859. 3 vols. Ex. Cr. 8vo (4¾ × 7¾).

Vol. I. pp. iv + 335 + (1).

Vol. II. pp. iv + 344.

Vol. III. pp. iv + 331 + (1).

No half-titles. Dark grey-purple cloth, gilt, blocked in blind. Pale
yellow end-papers.

NOTE—This novel was published in March, 1859.

1859

THE WEST INDIES AND THE SPANISH MAIN. By ANTHONY TROLLOPE, author of
_Barchester Towers_, _Doctor Thorne_, _The Bertrams_ etc. London:
Chapman and Hall, 193 Piccadilly. 1859. 1 vol. Demy 8vo (5½ × 8¾).
Pp. iv + 395 + (1). Publishers' catalogue, 32 pp., dated November,
1859, bound in at end. No half-title. Coloured map printed
separately facing title. Maroon cloth, gilt, blocked in blind. Pale
yellow end-papers.

NOTES—(i) This book was published in October, 1859.

(ii) It is possible that the earliest copies of all
contained no publishers' catalogue, but I have been unable
to find a copy with a catalogue dated earlier than that
mentioned above.

1860

CASTLE RICHMOND: A Novel. By ANTHONY TROLLOPE, author of _Barchester
Towers_, _Doctor Thorne_, _The West Indies and the Spanish Main_
etc. London: Chapman and Hall, 193 Piccadilly. 1860. 3 vols. Ex. Cr.
8vo (4¾ × 7¾).

Vol. I. pp. vi + 303 + (1).

Vol. II. pp. (vi) [p. vi is erroneously numbered iv] + 300.

Vol. III. pp. vi + 289 + (1). Publishers' catalogue, 32 pp., dated
May, 1860, bound in at end.

Dark grey-purple cloth, gilt, blocked in blind. Yellow end-papers.

NOTE—This book was published in May, 1860.

1861

FRAMLEY PARSONAGE. By ANTHONY TROLLOPE, author of _Barchester Towers_
etc. etc. With 6 illustrations by J. E. Millais, R.A. London: Smith
Elder and Co., 65 Cornhill. MDCCCLXI. 3 vols. Ex. Cr. 8vo (4⅞ × 7⅝).

Vol. I. pp. (iv) + 333 + (3).

Vol. II. pp. (iv) + 318 + (2).

Vol. III. pp. (iv) + 330 + (2). Publishers' catalogue, 14 pp., dated
April, 1861, bound in at end.

No half-titles. Each volume contains two line-engraved illustrations
printed separately. Grey-purple cloth, blocked in gold and blind.
Yellow end-papers.

NOTE—This book was published in May, 1861. The story
appeared serially in the “Cornhill.”

1861

TALES OF ALL COUNTRIES. By ANTHONY TROLLOPE, author of _Barchester
Towers_, _Doctor Thorne_, _The West Indies and the Spanish Main_.
London: Chapman and Hall, 193 Piccadilly. 1861. 1 vol. Ex. Cr. 8vo
(4¾ × 7¾). Pp. (iv) + 312. Publishers' catalogue, 32 pp., dated
November, 1861, bound in at end. No half-title. Blue embossed cloth,
gilt, blocked in blind. Bright blue end-papers.

_Contents_: La Mère Bauche—The O'Conors of Castle Conor—John
Bull on the Guadalquivir—Miss Sarah Jack, of Spanish Town,
Jamaica—The Courtship of Susan Bell—Relics of General
Chassé—An Unprotected Female at the Pyramids—The Château of
Prince Polignac.

NOTE—This book was published in November, 1861.

1862

ORLEY FARM. By ANTHONY TROLLOPE, author of _Doctor Thorne_,
_Barchester Towers_, _Framley Parsonage_ etc. With illustrations by
J. E. Millais. London: Chapman and Hall, 193 Piccadilly. 1862. 2
vols. Demy 8vo (5½ × 8¾).

Vol. I. pp. viii + 320. Publishers' catalogue, 32 pp., dated
October, 1861, bound in at end.

Vol. II. pp. viii + 320.

Each volume contains twenty illustrations. Brown-purple embossed
cloth, blocked in gold and blind. Pale yellow end-papers.

This story originally appeared in twenty demy 8vo one shilling
parts, dated March (1861) to October (1862), bound in fawn wrappers
printed in blue and red, and containing the illustrations by J. E.
Millais afterwards included in the two-volume edition. Each part
contains two illustrations.

NOTE—The first volume of this novel was published in book
form on December 3, 1861; the second volume on September 25,
1862. Both title-pages are, however, dated 1862.

ORLEY FARM: PART ISSUE.

The following advertisement pages, etc., should be found in
a complete set. The advertisements at the front of each
number are headed: “Orley Farm Advertiser.” All wrappers
except front covers are printed with advertisements.

_Part I: Front_—16 pp., dated March, 1861. _Back_—10 pp.,
unnumbered, of which the first two on pink paper.

_Part II: Front_—8 pp., dated 1861. _Back_—4 pp.,
unnumbered, of which the first two on yellow paper.

_Part III: Front_—8 pp., dated May, 1861. _Back_—2 pp.,
unnumbered, on lilac paper.

_Part IV: Front_—8 pp., dated June, 1861. _Back_—2 pp.,
unnumbered, on pale yellow paper.

_Part V: Front_—8 pp., dated July, 1861. _Back_—4 pp.,
unnumbered, of which the first two on lilac paper.

_Part VI: Front_—Inset slip of yellow paper advertising the
serialization in “Great Expectations” of _A Strange Story_,
by Lytton. 8 pp., dated August, 1861. _Back_—6 pp.,
unnumbered, of which the first two on yellow paper, the
third in coloured lithograph, the fifth and sixth on pink
(or green) paper, the fifth being blank and a sample of
cambric frilling being attached to the sixth.

_Part VII: Front_—8 pp., dated September, 1861. _Back_—4
pp., unnumbered, of which the first printed in colours, and
the last two a foolscap 8vo leaflet on blue paper
advertising “The Queen.”

_Part VIII: Front_—8 pp., dated October, 1861. _Back_—2 pp.,
unnumbered, on pale yellow paper.

_Part IX: Front_—8 pp., dated November, 1861. _Back_—nil.

_Part X: Front_—8 pp., dated December, 1861. _Back_—2 pp.,
unnumbered, on yellow paper. [_Note_—This part contains
half-title, title, contents and list of illustrations (in
all 8 pp.) to Volume I.]

_Part XI: Front_—8 pp., dated January, 1862. _Back_—12 pp.,
unnumbered.

_Part XII: Front_—8 pp., dated February, 1862. _Back_—2 pp.,
unnumbered, on pale yellow paper.

_Part XIII: Front_—Inset slip of yellow paper advertising
the serialization in “All the Year Round” of _No Name_, by
Wilkie Collins. 8 pp., dated March, 1862. _Back_—4 pp.

_Part XIV: Front_—8 pp., dated April, 1862. _Back_—8 pp., of
which the first two (unnumbered) are on blue paper, the next
four are numbered, and the last two unnumbered.

_Part XV: Front_—8 pp., dated May, 1862. _Back_—12 pp., of
which 1-4 unnumbered and the rest a publishers' catalogue
paged (1) to 8 and dated April 25, 1862.

_Part XVI: Front_—8 pp., dated June, 1862. _Back_—10 pp., of
which the first two (unnumbered) are on yellow paper and the
remainder are a publishers' catalogue paged (1)-8 and dated
April 25, 1862.

_Part XVII: Front_—8 pp., dated July, 1862. _Back_—4 pp.

_Part XVIII: Front_—8 pp., dated August, 1862. _Back_—6 pp.,
unnumbered, of which the first two on green paper.

_Part XIX: Front_—8 pp., dated September, 1862. _Back_—4 pp.

_Part XX: Front_—8 pp., dated October, 1862. _Back_—12 pp.,
of which the first two unnumbered and on orange paper, the
next two unnumbered, and the remainder a publishers'
catalogue paged (1)-8 and dated September 24, 1862.
[_Note_—This part contains half-title, title, contents and
list of illustrations (in all 8 pp.) to Volume II.]

1862

NORTH AMERICA. By ANTHONY TROLLOPE, author of _The West Indies and the
Spanish Main_, _Doctor Thorne_, _Orley Farm_ etc. London: Chapman
and Hall, 193 Piccadilly. 1862. 2 vols. Demy 8vo (5½ × 8¾).

Vol. I. pp. viii + 467 + (1). Publishers' catalogue, 32 pp., dated
May, 1862, bound in at end.

Vol. II. pp. viii + 494 +(2).

In Vol. I. a folding map is inserted facing p. 1. Maroon embossed
cloth, gilt, blocked in blind. Chocolate end-papers.

NOTE—This book was published in May, 1862.

1863

TALES OF ALL COUNTRIES: Second Series. By ANTHONY TROLLOPE. London:
Chapman and Hall, 193 Piccadilly. 1863. 1 vol. Ex. Cr. 8vo (4¾ ×
7¾). Pp. (iv) + 371 + (1). No half-title. Blue embossed cloth, gilt,
blocked in blind. Uniform with _Tales of All Countries_: First
Series. Pale yellow end-papers.

_Contents_: Aaron Trow—Mrs. General Talboys—The Parson's
Daughter of Oxney Colne—George Walker at Suez—The Mistletoe
Bough—Returning Home—A Ride Across Palestine—The House of
Heine Brothers in Munich—The Man Who Kept His Money in a
Box.

NOTE—This book was published in February, 1863.

1863

RACHEL RAY: A Novel. By ANTHONY TROLLOPE, author of _Barchester
Towers_, _Castle Richmond_, _Orley Farm_ etc. London: Chapman and
Hall, 193 Piccadilly. 1863. 2 vols. Ex. Cr. 8vo (4¾ × 7¾).

Vol. I. pp. iv + 319 + (1).

Vol. II. pp. iv + 310 + (2).

No half-titles. Maroon cloth, gilt, blocked in blind. Cream
end-papers.

NOTE—This book was published in October, 1863.

1864

THE SMALL HOUSE AT ALLINGTON. By ANTHONY TROLLOPE. With 18
illustrations by J. E. Millais, R.A. London: Smith Elder and Co., 65
Cornhill. MDCCCLXIV. 2 vols. Demy 8vo (5½ × 8⅝).

Vol. I. pp. (iv) + 312.

Vol. II. pp. (iv) + 316.

No half-titles. Vol. I. contains ten illustrations, and Vol. II.
eight illustrations. Green embossed cloth, blocked in gold and
blind. Chocolate end-papers, printed with publishers'
advertisements.

NOTE—This book was published in March, 1864, and completed
its serial run in the “Cornhill” the month following.

1864

CAN YOU FORGIVE HER? By ANTHONY TROLLOPE, author of _Orley Farm_,
_Doctor Thorne_, _Framley Parsonage_ etc. With illustrations.
London: Chapman and Hall, 193 Piccadilly. 1864. [1865, Vol. II.] 2
vols. Demy 8vo (5½ × 8¾).

Vol. I. pp. (viii) + 320.

Vol. II. pp. (viii) + 320.

Vol. I. contains twenty etched illustrations by Phiz, and Vol. II.
twenty illustrations [by a Miss Taylor], all printed separately. Red
embossed cloth, blocked in gold and blind. Yellow end-papers.

This story originally appeared in twenty demy 8vo one shilling
parts, dated January, 1864, to August, 1865, bound in fawn paper
wrappers printed in blue and red, and containing the illustrations
afterwards included in the two-volume edition. Each part contains
two illustrations.

NOTE—The first volume of this novel appeared in book form on
October 1, 1864, the second volume in August, 1865. The
title-pages are dated differently.

CAN YOU FORGIVE HER?: PART ISSUE.

The following advertisement pages, etc., should be
found in a complete set. The advertisements at the
front of each number are headed “Can you Forgive Her?
Advertiser.” All wrappers, except front cover, are
printed with advertisements.

_Part I: Front_—8 pp., dated January, 1864. _Back_—14 pp.,
of which the first two unnumbered on buff paper, the next
four printed in blue on white paper, and the remainder a
publishers' catalogue paged 1-8 and dated January 1, 1864.

_Part II: Front_—4 pp., dated February, 1864. _Back_—2 pp.,
unnumbered, on pink paper.

_Part III: Front_—4 pp., dated March, 1864. _Back_—6 pp.

_Part IV: Front_—4 pp., dated April, 1864. Between pp. 2 and
3 an inset slip on green paper advertising the part issue of
Dickens' _Our Mutual Friend_. _Back_—8 pp., of which the
first two on yellow paper and unnumbered, the second two
unnumbered, and the remainder a publishers' catalogue paged
1-4 and dated April 1st, 1864.

_Part V: Front_—4 pp., dated May, 1864. _Back_—14 pp., of
which the first four paged 1-4, the next two a reproduction
on green paper of the wrapper of Part I of _Our Mutual
Friend_, and the remainder a publishers' catalogue paged 1-8
and dated April 30, 1864.

_Part VI: Front_—4 pp., dated June, 1864, and printed on
buff paper as wrapper. _Back_—14 pp., of which the first
four and the publishers' catalogue the same as in Part V. A
wrapper of _Our Mutual Friend_, this time of Part II,
completes the total.

_Part VII: Front_—4 pp., dated July, 1864, printed on buff
paper as wrapper. _Back_—2 pp., unnumbered, on yellow paper.

_Part VIII: Front_—4 pp., dated August, 1864, printed on
buff paper as wrapper. _Back_—4 pp., numbered 1-4.

_Part IX: Front_—4 pp., dated September, 1864, printed on
buff paper as wrapper. _Back_—Inset slip of yellow paper
announcing the serialization in “All the Year Round” of
_Never Forgotten_, by the author of _Belladonna_. 2 pp.,
unnumbered, on yellow paper.

_Part X: Front_—4 pp., dated September [sic], 1864, printed
on buff paper as wrapper. In later issues “September”
corrected to October. _Back_—8 pp., of which the last four a
publishers' catalogue paged 1-4 and dated October 1, 1864.
[_Note_—This part contains half-title, title, contents and
list of illustrations (in all 8 pp.) to Volume I. It is also
the last part illustrated by Hablot K. Browne.]

_Part XI: Front_—4 pp., dated November, 1864, and printed on
buff paper as wrapper. _Back_—6 pp., of which 1-4 on lilac
(or blue) paper. [_Note_—Although the illustrator had
already been changed, the wrapper to this part still bears
the name of H. K. Browne.]

_Part XII: Front_—4 pp., dated December, 1864, printed on
buff paper as wrapper. Inset slip on yellow paper announcing
_Mrs. Lirriper's Legacy_ as Christmas number to “All the
Year Round.” _Back_—8 pp., of which the last four a
publishers' catalogue paged 1-4 and dated November 25.

_Part XIII: Front_—4 pp., undated and printed on buff paper
as wrapper. _Back_—2 pp., of which the first printed in
lilac.

_Part XIV: Front_—4 pp., undated and printed on buff paper
as wrapper. _Back_—Inset slip of green paper and 2 pp.
unnumbered, printed on yellow.

_Part XV: Front_—4 pp., undated and printed on buff paper as
wrapper. _Back_—Inset slip of blue paper and publishers'
catalogue 4 pp., dated February 28, 1865. Inset slip on
white paper advertising the part issue of the _Headless
Horseman_, by Captain Mayne Reid.

_Part XVI: Front_—4 pp., undated, printed on buff paper as
wrapper. _Back_—Inset slip of yellow paper announcing the
serialization in “All the Year Round” of _Half a Million of
Money_, by Amelia B. Edwards. 6 pp., of which the last four
on pink paper.

_Part XVII: Front_—4 pp., undated and printed on buff paper
as wrapper. _Back_—Nil.

_Part XVIII: Front_—4 pp., undated and printed on buff paper
as wrapper. _Back_—Nil.

_Part XIX: Front_—4 pp., undated and printed on buff paper
as wrapper. _Back_—8 pp., unnumbered, of which the first
four on pale blue paper.

_Part XX: Front_—4 pp., undated and printed on buff paper as
wrapper. _Back_—Nil. [_Note_—This part contains half-title,
title, contents and list of illustrations (in all 8 pp.) to
Volume II.]

1865

MISS MACKENZIE. By ANTHONY TROLLOPE. London: Chapman and Hall, 193
Piccadilly. 1865. Ex. Cr. 8vo (4¾ × 7¾).

Vol. I. pp. vi + 312.

Vol. II. pp. vi + 313 + (3). Advertisement of works by the same
author occupies p. (315).

Maroon cloth, gilt, blocked in blind. Yellow end-papers.

NOTES—(i) This book was published in March, 1865.

(ii) A binding of dark green cloth is more frequently seen
than that of maroon, but it is fairly certain that the
latter is really the first issue. I have come to this
conclusion after a study of other publications, for binding
which the two types of cloth used for _Miss Mackenzie_ were
employed. Both are patterned cloths, but differently
patterned. That used in maroon for _Miss Mackenzie_ was also
used—differently coloured, of course—for Trollope's _Tales
of All Countries_ (1861); Ainsworth's _Constable of the
Tower_ (1861); Mrs. Gaskell's _Round the Sofa_ (1859) and
_Right at Last_ (1860); Charles Allston Collins' _Cruise
Upon Wheels_ (1862); and Reade's _Love me Little, Love me
Long_ (1859). The pattern of cloth, on the other hand, used
in dark green for _Miss Mackenzie_ reappears on Trollope's
_Belton Estate_ (1866); Ainsworth's _John Law_ (1864); and
Wilkie Collins' _My Miscellanies_ (1863). I think these
facts provide sufficiently conclusive evidence that the
maroon cloth is of an earlier pattern than the dark green.
Publishers were probably inclined, then as now, to use one
type of cloth more than another at certain given dates
(possibly they tended to adopt novelties as produced by
their binders). This is independently suggested by the fact
that in the year 1863 alone an identical pattern of cloth
was used and by various publishers for Ainsworth's _Cardinal
Pole_, for Mrs. Gaskell's _A Dark Night's Work_, for George
Eliot's _Romola_, and for Mrs. Oliphant's _Perpetual
Curate_.

1865

HUNTING SKETCHES. By ANTHONY TROLLOPE. Reprinted from the “Pall Mall
Gazette.” London: Chapman and Hall, 193 Piccadilly. 1865. 1 vol. Cr.
8vo (4⅞ × 7½). Pp. iv + 115 + (1). Publishers' catalogue, 32 pp.,
dated May, 1865, bound in at end. No half-title. Red cloth gilt,
blocked in blind. Green-black end-papers.

_Contents_: The Man who Hunts and Doesn't Like It—The Man
who Hunts and Does Like It—The Lady who Rides to Hounds—The
Hunting Farmer—The Man who Hunts and Never Jumps—The Hunting
Parson—The Master of Hounds—How to Ride to Hounds.

NOTE—This book was published in May, 1865.

1866

THE BELTON ESTATE. By ANTHONY TROLLOPE, author of _Can you Forgive
Her?_, _Orley Farm_, _Framley Parsonage_ etc. etc. London: Chapman
and Hall, 193 Piccadilly. 1866. 3 vols. Ex. Cr. 8vo (4⅞ × 7¾).

Vol. I. pp. iv + 284.

Vol. II. pp. iv + 308.

Vol. III. pp. iv + 276.

Publishers' catalogue, 24 pp., dated December 1, 1865, bound in at
end. No half-titles. Scarlet embossed cloth, gilt, blocked in blind.
Yellow end-papers.

NOTE—This book was published in January, 1866. The story
appeared serially in the “Fortnightly Review.”

1866

TRAVELLING SKETCHES. By ANTHONY TROLLOPE. Reprinted from the “Pall
Mall Gazette.” London: Chapman and Hall, 193 Piccadilly. 1866. I
vol. Cr. 8vo (4⅞ × 7½). Pp. iv + 112. Publishers' catalogue, 24 pp.,
dated February 1, 1866, bound in at end. No half-title. Red cloth,
gilt, blocked in blind. Green-black end-papers. Uniform with
_Hunting Sketches_.

_Contents_: The Family that Goes Abroad Because it's the
Thing to Do—The Man who Travels Alone—The Unprotected Female
Tourist—The United Englishmen who Travel for Fun—The Art
Tourist—The Tourist in Search of Knowledge—The Alpine Club
Man—Tourists who Don't Like their Travels.

NOTE—This book was published in February, 1866.

1866

CLERGYMEN OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND. By ANTHONY TROLLOPE. Reprinted
from the “Pall Mall Gazette.” London: Chapman and Hall, 193
Piccadilly. 1866. I vol. Cr. 8vo (4⅞ × 7½). Pp. (iv) + 130 + (2).
Publishers' catalogue, 24 pp., dated March 30, 1866, bound in at
end. No half-title. Red cloth, gilt. Green-black end-papers. Uniform
with _Hunting Sketches_ and _Travelling Sketches_.

_Contents_: The Modern English Archbishop—English Bishops,
Old and New—The Normal Dean of the Present Day—The
Archdeacon—The Parson of the Parish—The Town Incumbent—The
College Fellow who has Taken Orders—The Curate in a Populous
Parish—The Irish Beneficed Clergyman—The Clergyman who
Subscribes for Colenso.

NOTE—This book was published in April, 1866.

1867

NINA BALATKA: THE STORY OF A MAIDEN OF PRAGUE. Wm. Blackwood and Sons,
Edinburgh and London, MDCCCLXVII. 2 vols. Fcap. 8vo (4¼ × 6¾).

Vol. I. pp. (vi) + 228 + (2). Publishers' advertisements occupy pp.
(229) (230).

Vol. II. pp. 215 + (I). Publishers' advertisements, 8 pp., undated,
bound in at end.

The words: “Originally published in 'Blackwood's Magazine'” occupy
verso of half-title in each volume. Red-brown cloth, gilt, blocked
in blind. Chocolate end-papers.

NOTE—This book was published on February 1, 1867.

1867

THE LAST CHRONICLE OF BARSET. By ANTHONY TROLLOPE. With 32
illustrations by George H. Thomas. London: Smith Elder and Co., 65
Cornhill. MDCCCLXVII. 2 vols. Demy 8vo (5½ × 8⅝).

Vol. I. pp. (iv) + 384.

Vol. II. pp. (iv) + 384.

No half-titles. Each volume contains sixteen illustrations printed
separately, and line drawings in the text at the beginnings of
several of the chapters. Violet-blue cloth, blocked in gold and
blind. Yellow end-papers.

This story originally appeared in thirty-two sixpenny demy 8vo parts
dated December 1 (1866) to July 6 (1867), bound in white wrappers
with a design in scarlet and dark blue, and containing the
illustrations afterwards included in the two-volume edition. Each
part contains one illustration.

NOTES—(i) Vol. I. of the novel in book form was published on
March 16, and Vol. II. on July 6, 1867.

(ii) The words “With 32 illustrations by George H. Thomas”
occur only on the title-page of Vol. II.

THE LAST CHRONICLE OF BARSET: PART ISSUE.

The following advertisement pages, etc., should be found
in a complete set. Advertisements at the front of each
part are printed on lilac paper, except where otherwise
stated. All wrappers, except front covers, are printed
with advertisements.

_Part I: Front_—4 pp., unnumbered, on grey paper; 8 pp.,
numbered 1-8. _Back_—10 pp., of which the first is printed
in colours and the last four on yellow paper (or green).

_Part II: Front_—8 pp., numbered 9-16. _Back_—4 pp., of
which the first is printed in colours and the last two on
blue paper (or pink).

_Part III: Front_—8 pp., numbered 17-24. _Back_—Inset slip
(4 pp.) of Chapman and Hall publications.

_Part IV: Front_—4 pp., unnumbered, on grey (or lilac)
paper; 4 pp., numbered 25-28. _Back_—Nil.

_Part V: Front_—4 pp., numbered 29-32. _Back_—2 pp., of
which the second is printed in colours.

_Part VI: Front_—4 pp., numbered 33-36. _Back_—Inset slip (4
pp.) on yellow paper.

_Part VII: Front_—4 pp., numbered 37-40. _Back_—Nil.

_Part VIII: Front_—Inset slip (4 pp.) of Chapman and Hall
publications (as at back of Part III). 4 pp., numbered
41-44. _Back_—Nil.

_Part IX: Front_—4 pp., numbered 45-48. _Back_—Nil.

_Part X: Front_—4 pp., numbered 49-52. _Back_—4 pp.,
unnumbered.

_Part XI: Front_—Inset slip (4 pp.) of Chapman and Hall
publications (as in Parts III. and VIII.); 4 pp., numbered
53-56. _Back_—Nil.

_Part XII: Front_—4 pp., numbered 57-60. _Back_—2 pp.,
unnumbered, of which the second printed in colours.

_Part XIII: Front_—4 pp., numbered 61-64. _Back_—Nil.

_Part XIV: Front_—4 pp., numbered 65-68. _Back_—Nil.

_Part XV: Front_—4 pp., numbered 69-72. _Back_—Nil.

_Part XVI: Front_—4 pp., numbered 73-76; inset slip of lilac
paper announcing the appearance of Vol. I. of _The Last
Chronicle of Barset_ at ten shillings. _Back_—Nil.
[_Note_—This part contains title-page, contents and list of
illustrations (in all 4 pp.) to Vol. I.]

_Part XVII: Front_—4 pp., numbered 77-80. _Back_—Nil.

_Part XVIII: Front_—4 pp., numbered 81-84; inset slip of
lilac paper announcing the appearance of Vol. I. of The Last
Chronicle of Barset at ten shillings. _Back_—2 pp.,
unnumbered, of which the second printed in colours.

_Part XIX: Front_—4 pp., numbered 85-88. _Back_—Nil.

_Part XX: Front_—4 pp., numbered 89-92. _Back_—Nil.

_Part XXI: Front_—4 pp., numbered 93-96. _Back_—Nil.

_Part XXII: Front_—4 pp., numbered 97-100. _Back_—Nil.

_Part XXIII: Front_—4 pp., numbered 101-104. _Back_—Nil.

_Part XXIV: Front_—4 pp., numbered 105-108. _Back_—Nil.

_Part XXV: Front_—4 pp., numbered 109-112. _Back_—Nil.

_Part XXVI: Front_—4 pp., numbered 113-116. _Back_—Inset
slip (4 pp.) advertising the “Charles Dickens Edition” of
Dickens' works.

_Part XXVII: Front_—4 pp., numbered 117-120. _Back_—Nil.

_Part XXVIII: Front_—4 pp., numbered 121-124. _Back_—Nil.

_Part XXIX: Front_—4 pp., numbered 125-128. _Back_—Nil.

_Part XXX: Front_—4 pp., numbered 129-132. _Back_—Nil.

_Part XXXI: Front_—4 pp., numbered 133-136. _Back_—Nil.

_Part XXXII: Front_—4 pp., numbered 137-140; inset slip of
lilac paper announcing the completion of _The Last Chronicle
of Barset_ in 2 volumes at 20s. _Back_—Nil. [_Note_—This
part contains title-page, contents and list of illustrations
(in all 4 pp.) to Vol. II.]

1867

THE CLAVERINGS. By ANTHONY TROLLOPE. With 16 illustrations by M. Ellen
Edwards. London: Smith, Elder and Co., 65 Cornhill. MDCCCLXVII. 2
vols. Demy 8vo (5½ × 8¾).

Vol. I. pp. (iv) + 313 + (3). Publishers' advertisements occupy pp.
(315) and (316).

Vol. II. pp. (iv) + 309 + (3). Publishers' advertisements occupy pp.
(311) and (312).

No half-titles. Each volume contains eight illustrations printed
separately. Bright green cloth, blocked in black and gold. Pale
chocolate end-papers.

NOTES—(i) This book was published on April 20, 1867. The
story appeared serially in the “Cornhill.”

(ii) There are two varieties of binding to this book. It is
an open question whether the simpler design with no black on
the sides is earlier or later than that which is more
elaborate.

1867

LOTTA SCHMIDT: AND OTHER STORIES. By ANTHONY TROLLOPE. Alexander
Strahan, Publisher, 56 Ludgate Hill, London. 1867. 1 vol. Ex. Cr.
8vo (4⅞ × 7¾). Pp. (iv) + 403 + (1). Dark red cloth, gilt.
Green-black end-papers.

There is no list of contents. Titles are as follow:
Lotta Schmidt—The Adventures of Fred Pickering—The Two
Generals—Father Giles of Ballymoy—Malachi's Cove—The
Widow's Mite—The Last Austrian who Left Venice—Miss
Ophelia Gledd—The Journey to Panama.

NOTE—This book was published in August, 1867. The original
sheets were reissued in 1870, without indication of there
having been an earlier edition. The reissue is cr. 8vo in
size, pp. (vi) + 425 + (1), bears the imprint “Strahan and
Co.,” and is bound in pale maroon cloth. Later still copies,
taken over in sheets by Chapman and Hall and also dated
1870, were issued in bright green cloth, with chocolate
end-papers, printed with Chapman and Hall advertisements.

1868

LINDA TRESSEL. By the author of _Nina Balatka_. Wm. Blackwood and
Sons, Edinburgh and London. MDCCCLXVIII. 2 vols. Fcap. 8vo (4¼ ×
6¾).

Vol. I. pp. 216.

Vol. II. pp. 215 + (1).

The words: “Originally published in 'Blackwood's Magazine'” occupy
verso of half-title in each volume. Red-brown cloth, gilt, blocked
in blind. Chocolate end-papers. Uniform with _Nina Balatka_.

NOTE—This book was published in May, 1868.

1869

PHINEAS FINN, THE IRISH MEMBER. By ANTHONY TROLLOPE. With 20
illustrations by J. E. Millais, R.A. London: Virtue and Co., 26 Ivy
Lane, Paternoster Row. 1869. 2 vols. Demy 8vo (5½ × 8¾).

Vol. I. pp. vi + (ii) + 320.

Vol. II. pp. vi + (ii) + 328.

No half-titles. Ten illustrations in each volume printed separately.
Bright green cloth, gilt, blocked in blind. Pale yellow end-papers.
It may be noted that the author's name is not given on the spine of
this book.

NOTE—This book was published in March, 1869. The same novel
still in two volumes and at the same price (25s. net) was
advertised in May, 1869, by Strahan and Co., who were at the
time closely identified with Virtue and Co. Copies with a
Strahan imprint, if such exist, are not of the first issue.
The story appeared serially in “St. Paul's Magazine.”

1869

HE KNEW HE WAS RIGHT. By ANTHONY TROLLOPE. With 64 illustrations by
Marcus Stone. Strahan and Co., Publishers, 56 Ludgate Hill, London.
1869. 2 vols. Demy 8vo (5½ × 8⅝).

Vol. I. pp. ix + (iii) + 384.

Vol. II. pp. ix + (iii) + 384.

Each volume contains sixteen illustrations printed separately and
sixteen line drawings in the text. Green cloth, gilt, blocked in
blind. Pale yellow end-papers.

This story first appeared in thirty-two demy 8vo sixpenny weekly
parts, dated October 17 (1868) to May 22 (1869), bound in green-grey
paper wrappers, printed in red and black. Each part contains a
full-page line-engraved illustration by Marcus Stone, printed
separately, and one small drawing in the text. Each part, as well as
the title-page, etc., included in Part XXXII. bears the imprint of
Virtue and Co., but the novel, when issued in book form, appeared
over the imprint of Strahan and Co.

NOTES—(i) Four weeks after the appearance of Part I. (early
in November, 1869) a parallel series of two-shilling
_monthly_ parts was inaugurated, of which the first,
containing the first four weekly parts, was immediately
issued, and the remainder at regular intervals. The earliest
part issue was therefore the weekly one. Margaret Lavington
in her Trollope bibliography, states that the first four
parts were wrappered in one. This observation was probably
made from an examination of a made-up set of parts composed,
as to the first four, of the second issue and, as to the
remainder, of the first (see above).

(ii) The story appeared in two-volume form in May, 1869.

HE KNEW HE WAS RIGHT: PART ISSUE.

The following advertisement pages, etc., should be found in
a complete set. Advertisements at the front of each part are
printed on greenish blue paper except where otherwise
stated. All wrappers except front covers are printed with
advertisements.

_Part I: Front_—6 pp. _Back_—4 pp.

_Parts II to XXIX: Front_—4 pp. _Back_—Nil.

_Part XXX: Front_—Inset slip of orange paper announcing the
serialization in “S. Paul's” of _The Three Brothers_, by
Mrs. Oliphant. _Back_—Nil.

_Part XXXI: Front_— Nil. _Back_—Nil.

_Part XXXII: Front_—Nil. _Back_— Nil. [_Note_— This part
contains half-title, titles, contents and lists of
illustrations (in all 24 pp.) to _both_ volumes of the
novel.]

1869

*DID HE STEAL IT? A Comedy in three Acts. By ANTHONY TROLLOPE. Printed
for private circulation. 1869.

NOTE—This is a dramatization of an episode in _The Last
Chronicle of Barset_, which Trollope prepared by special
request, only to have the play rejected by the commissioning
manager.

1870

THE VICAR OF BULLHAMPTON. By ANTHONY TROLLOPE. With 30 illustrations
by H. Woods. London: Bradbury, Evans and Co., Bouverie Street. 1870.
1 vol. Demy 8vo (5½ × 8¾). Pp. xvi + 481 + (11). Publishers'
advertisements occupy pp. (483) to (492). Brown cloth, blocked in
gold and black. Grey end-papers.

This story originally appeared in 11/12 demy 8vo monthly parts, dated
July 18, 1869, to May 18, 1870. Parts I. to X. cost one shilling,
and the last double part (XI./XII.) half-a-crown. The parts are
bound in blue-grey paper wrappers, with a design in red and black,
and contain the illustrations afterwards included in the one-volume
edition. Parts I. to X. each contain two full-page illustrations;