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When Fanny Trollope set sail for America in 1827 with hopes of joining a Utopian community of emancipated slaves, she took with her three of her children and a young French artist, leaving behind her son Anthony, growing debts and a husband going slowly mad from mercury poisoning... Read Full Overview

The mother of acclaimed British novelist Anthony Trollope, Frances Trollope wrote a number of anti-slavery and anti-Catholic novels in the early and mid-19th century. Her work influenced Harriet Beecher Stowe, who went on to write the seminal Uncle Tom's Cabin .

This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format. From Shakespeare's... Read Full Overview

'it appeared to me that the greatest and best feelings of the human heart were paralyzed by the relative positions of slave and owner'

In Domestic Manners of the Americans Frances Trollope recounts her travels through America between 1827 and 1830, describing... Read Full Overview

Frances Trollope, mother of the great Victorian novelist Anthony Trollope, wrote more than 40 books in her lifetime, including provocative, landmark novels dealing with important social issues. Today, however, she's best known for her witty, entertaining, and controversial account... Read Full Overview

Upon its publication in 1832, Domestic Manners of the Ameri-cans instantly caused a storm of controversy. A sometimes scathing, often witty, beautifully written account of the foibles and failings of America as Fanny Trollope saw it, Domestic Manners was, however, roundly applauded... Read Full Overview

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Domestic Manners of the Americans is a 2-volume 1832 travel book by Frances Milton Trollope, which follows her travels through America and her residence in Cincinnati, at the time still a frontier town. The text now resides in the public domain. The book created a sensation on... Read Full Overview

Frances Trollope candidly describes her travel experiences in the United States during 1827-1831 in her two-volume book Domestic Manners of the Americans. First published in 1832, it records her views on many aspects of American daily life, especially targeting the supposed lack... Read Full Overview

Domestic Manners of the Americans, is many of the old classic books which have been considered important throughout the human history. They are now extremely scarce and very expensive antique. So that this work is never forgotten we republish these books in high quality, using... Read Full Overview

Richly informative on American manners and morals in the early ninteenth century, this famous travel account also reveals much about the contrast between British and American culture.

"Of all those tourists I like Dame Trollope best....She knew her subject well, and she set it forth fairly and squarely....She did not gild us; and neither did she whitewash us."--Mark Twain. Frances Trollope, mother of Anthony, visited America at a critical period of its history... Read Full Overview

Domestic Manners of the Americans is a travelogue written by Fanny Trollope in 1832. The book provides a detailed account of Trollope's experiences as an Englishwoman living in America for three years. The author examines the social and cultural differences between the two countries,... Read Full Overview