Anthony Trollope — The Duke&Apos;S Children

London, Chapman and Hall, 1880. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this work by Anthony Trollope, the sixth and final novel in the 'Palliser Series', complete in three volumes. The Duke's Children is sixth and final novel of Anthony Trollope's 'Palliser' series. More commonly known as Parliamentary Novels, they were marketed as polite literature and discuss themes like family drama, social class, and moral growth, and provide a satire of Victorian society. This novel focuses on the Duke of Omnium, who after the unexpected death of his wife, has to interact and deal with his grownup children, with whom he has strained and difficult relationships. He also has recently been outed as Prime Minister, so he is swiftly left without his wife and political position in government. The first edition of this work.Complete in three volumes. Volumes I and II have library stickers to the front boards, reading 'Mudie's Select Library&apos. Including twenty-four pages of publisher's adverts to the rear of Volume III. Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) was a Victorian writer most famous for his series 'The Chronicles of Barsetshire', which made acute observations of Victorian life. He wrote on political, social, gender, and other topical themes. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Rebacked, with the original cloth laid down to the boards and spine. Externally, shelf wear to the boards and bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Volumes I and II have a library sticker to the front board, and Volume III has residue to the front board, evidence of an amateur sticker removal. Internally, all volumes are firmly bound. Pages remain generally bright and clean. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .