COUSIN HENRY (OXFORD WORLD S CLASSICS)

Cousin Henry, first published in 1879, is perhaps the most unusual and intriguing of Trollope''s shorter novels. Trollope''s masterly handling of the novel''s unlikely hero, a tiresome and timid coward, is notable for its insight and compassion. Anthony Trollope (1815-82) became one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. Some of Trollope''s best-loved works revolve around the imaginary county of Barsetshire, but he also wrote penetrating novels on political, social, and gender issues and conflicts of his day.