The 1906 caption for this illustration from Anthony Trollope’s Barchester Towers reads: It was a sight to see, a deed to record - Mr Slope and Signora. Anthony Trollope (1815 – 1882) was an English novelist and civil servant of the Victorian era. Barchester Towers, published in 1857 by Trollope, is the second novel in his series known as the "Chronicles of Barsetshire." Among other things it satirizes the antipathy in the Church of England between High Church and Evangelical adherents. Trollope began writing this book in 1855. Among his best-known works is a series of novels collectively known

---

The 1906 caption for this illustration from Anthony Trollope’s Barchester Towers reads: It was a sight to see, a deed to record - Mr Slope and Signora. Anthony Trollope (1815 – 1882) was an English novelist and civil servant of the Victorian era. Barchester Towers, published in 1857 by Trollope, is the second novel in his series known as the "Chronicles of Barsetshire." Among other things it satirizes the antipathy in the Church of England between High Church and Evangelical adherents. Trollope began writing this book in 1855. Among his best-known works is a series of novels collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, which revolves around the imaginary county of Barsetshire.

---

Size: 3410px × 5430px
Photo credit: © Ivy Close Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: 1800s, 1850s, 19th, anthony, barchester, barsetshire, century, chronicles, church, dress, england, english, era, fainting, ladies, lit, literature, novelist, reclining, sick, signora, slope, towers, trollope, victorian, victorina, woman