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Unique Elements Historical Context Detailed 19th Century Historical Analysis About Miss Mackenzie Miss Mackenzie by British author Anthony Trollope is a work of literary fiction first published in the UK in 1865. ' She thought, or rather hoped, that society might still open to... Read Full Overview

In mid-19th century England, an era full of celebrated novelists, Anthony Trollope was one of the most popular and critically acclaimed of them all. Even today, his Chronicles of Barsetshire series is widely read, as are his other novels, many of which deal with criticisms of... Read Full Overview

In this amusing and poignant book, Trollope takes as his heroine a middle-aged spinster, going against the custom followed both by himself and his contemporaries of writing about young girls in love. Although her creator calls her "unattractive", most readers will warm up to... Read Full Overview

MISS MACKENZIE (1865) by Anthony Trollope is the story of "a very unattractive old maid" as the author originally called her. But Trollope must have changed his mind in the writing, because the steadfast and sensible heroine comes across as highly sympathetic to the reader, and... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Anthony TROLLOPE (1815-1882), was born in London. His father, a fellow of New College, Oxford, failed both as a lawyer and as a farmer. The family s poverty made Trollope miserable at school, and when financial difficulties became acute, the family moved to Belgium, where Trollope... Read Full Overview

MISS MACKENZIE

I fear that Miss Mackenzie had no sufficiently settled plan of life. She wished to live pleasantly, and perhaps fashionably; but she also desired to live respectably, and with a due regard to religion. How she... Read Full Overview