Authors similar to Anthony Trollope?

ficbot · 02-09-2011, 09:27 PM

Saw my dad on the weekend and he tells me he is greatly enjoying the Kobo we got him for father's day. He seems to be only reading classics right now. I showed him Manybooks.net and he is loving it. He dabbled with the 100 free books on the Kobo, re-read some boyhood favourites (which mostly seemed to be Dickens, and somebody called 'Masefield' I have never heard of) and tells me that he is currently really enjoying Anthony Trollope, who was new to him.

So, he'll be done with the Trollope soon. What else might he enjoy?

SeaBookGuy · 02-09-2011, 10:16 PM

He might like Wilkie Collins also, although there's an awful lots of Trollope out there that he should be through with him as an author quite so soon?

poohbear_nc · 02-10-2011, 08:25 AM

He might like Galsworthy, Anthony Powell, Elizabeth Gaskell, Thackery - for starters.

HarryT · 02-10-2011, 08:30 AM

He's read the whole of Trollope? He wrote an awful lot of books!

ficbot · 02-10-2011, 12:48 PM

poohbear, thanks for the suggestions.

I have no idea if he's read all of them yet or not. He told me he's plowing through them and really enjoying them.

John F · 02-10-2011, 12:52 PM

Have you seen this site:

http://www.literature-map.com/anthony+trollope.html

BenG · 02-10-2011, 12:54 PM

He should try The Forsyte Saga by John Galsworthy.

ernietd · 02-10-2011, 02:12 PM

I don't think it's possible to read all of Trollope!! I've been at it for 15 years and there are still a bunch I haven't gotten to (well, I've reread a bunch)

Anyway, I got into Trollope when I was looking for someone sort of like Jane Austen, and they are weirdly alike. So tell Dad to read Austen.

amward · 02-11-2011, 03:30 AM

If he likes Trollope he may well like E.F Benson, especially the Mapp and Lucia series.

jdh · 02-11-2011, 10:26 PM

Angela Thirkell wrote a series of novels set in Barsetshire in the 30's and 40's. I've read and enjoyed several of them. They sometimes refer back to characters and events in Trollope's Barsetshire novels.

amward · 02-11-2011, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by jdh

Angela Thirkell wrote a series of novels set in Barsetshire in the 30's and 40's. I've read and enjoyed several of them. They sometimes refer back to characters and events in Trollope's Barsetshire novels.

I'd forgotten all about them! Thanks for reminding me, I just love them.

poohbear_nc · 02-12-2011, 12:57 PM

Also, C.P. Snow's "Strangers and Brothers" saga.

poohbear_nc · 02-12-2011, 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jdh

Angela Thirkell wrote a series of novels set in Barsetshire in the 30's and 40's. I've read and enjoyed several of them. They sometimes refer back to characters and events in Trollope's Barsetshire novels.

I've not seen these in ebook form. Sadly, some of the first in the series are out of print now - Moyer Bell had been releasing paperback versions - but seems to have halted.

jdh · 02-12-2011, 05:18 PM

All my Angela Thirkell books (13) are used. I didn't think to check ebook availability. Unfortunately it seems that many mid-20th century books are still in copyright but of insufficient commercial interest to be published as ebooks. Now that it has been more than 50 years since Angela Thirkell passed away, perhaps her novels will start to become available as public domain ebooks in +50 countries.

Dr. Drib · 02-13-2011, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ficbot

Saw my dad on the weekend and he tells me he is greatly enjoying the Kobo we got him for father's day. He seems to be only reading classics right now. I showed him Manybooks.net and he is loving it. He dabbled with the 100 free books on the Kobo, re-read some boyhood favourites (which mostly seemed to be Dickens, and somebody called 'Masefield' I have never heard of) and tells me that he is currently really enjoying Anthony Trollope, who was new to him.

So, he'll be done with the Trollope soon. What else might he enjoy?

Right here on MobileRead - thousands and thousands of ebooks, and most are probably a LOT better formatted than Manybooks.

Don

02-09-2011, 09:27 PM	#1
ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	Authors similar to Anthony Trollope? Saw my dad on the weekend and he tells me he is greatly enjoying the Kobo we got him for father's day. He seems to be only reading classics right now. I showed him Manybooks.net and he is loving it. He dabbled with the 100 free books on the Kobo, re-read some boyhood favourites (which mostly seemed to be Dickens, and somebody called 'Masefield' I have never heard of) and tells me that he is currently really enjoying Anthony Trollope, who was new to him. So, he'll be done with the Trollope soon. What else might he enjoy?

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SeaBookGuy Can one read too much? Posts: 2,029 Karma: 2487799 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Naples, FL Device: Kindle PW 3, Sony 350 and 650	He might like Wilkie Collins also, although there's an awful lots of Trollope out there that he should be through with him as an author quite so soon?

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poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,166 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	He might like Galsworthy, Anthony Powell, Elizabeth Gaskell, Thackery - for starters.

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	He's read the whole of Trollope? He wrote an awful lot of books!

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ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	poohbear, thanks for the suggestions. I have no idea if he's read all of them yet or not. He told me he's plowing through them and really enjoying them.

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John F Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,896 Karma: 70186493 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kobo Clara 2E	Have you seen this site: http://www.literature-map.com/anthony+trollope.html

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BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,730 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	He should try The Forsyte Saga by John Galsworthy.

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ernietd Member Posts: 10 Karma: 14 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: none	I don't think it's possible to read all of Trollope!! I've been at it for 15 years and there are still a bunch I haven't gotten to (well, I've reread a bunch) Anyway, I got into Trollope when I was looking for someone sort of like Jane Austen, and they are weirdly alike. So tell Dad to read Austen.

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amward Wizard Posts: 1,299 Karma: 2081110 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: SW Australia Device: Eco Eclipse, Sony PRS 350 (pink), Ipod Touch, Kindle Touch	If he likes Trollope he may well like E.F Benson, especially the Mapp and Lucia series.

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jdh Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: Sony PRS-505, Kindle3, Voyage	Angela Thirkell wrote a series of novels set in Barsetshire in the 30's and 40's. I've read and enjoyed several of them. They sometimes refer back to characters and events in Trollope's Barsetshire novels.

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poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,166 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Also, C.P. Snow's "Strangers and Brothers" saga.

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jdh Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: Sony PRS-505, Kindle3, Voyage	All my Angela Thirkell books (13) are used. I didn't think to check ebook availability. Unfortunately it seems that many mid-20th century books are still in copyright but of insufficient commercial interest to be published as ebooks. Now that it has been more than 50 years since Angela Thirkell passed away, perhaps her novels will start to become available as public domain ebooks in +50 countries.