Lovers of Trollope will find plenty to amuse and beguile them in this unique study of his writings. He was indeed long regarded as a kind of industrious journeyman-of-letters, but his reputation has risen to new heights in recent years. Another class of readers—professional students of the history of the English language—are far more concerned with the modern period than ever before; and to them therefore, this penetrating scrutiny of Anthony Trollope's prose will make a special appeal.
Dr John Williams Clark, well known for his books Early English and (with Eric Partridge) British and American English Since 1900, is now Professor Emeritus of English in the University of Minnesota.
