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Born April 24, 1815 • London • England
Died December 6, 1882 (aged 67) • London • England
Notable Works “Barchester Towers” • Barsetshire novels • “Can You Forgive Her?” • “Doctor Thorne” • “Framley Parsonage” • “He Knew He Was Right” • “Orley Farm” • “Palliser novels” • “Phineas Finn” • “Phineas Redux” • “The Duke’s Children” • “The Eustace Diamonds” • “The Last Chronicle of Barset” • “The Prime Minister” • “The Small House at Allington” • “The Warden” • “The Way We Live Now”
Movement / Style realism

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