Publisher's Synopsis
Anthony Trollope was one of the great English writers of the famous Victorian era. Trollope was prolific and his books often centered around the important political, social, and gender issues of his time. Trollope wrote the classic Chronicles of Barsetshire novels as well as The Way We Live Now, a satirical novel that is often ranked as one of the finest in Victorian era literature. Linda Tressel is a novel centering around a woman who is being pressured by her aunt to marry a man she can't stand. The book provides an interesting look at the attitude towards marriage during the Victorian era.