ANY student of the life and works of Anthony Trollope must depend very largely on two books, Trollope’s own Autobiography and Trollope, A Commentary, by Michael Sadleir.
My debt to these two books, as any reader of this study will perceive, is immense, and must of necessity be so. I have also found much valuable information in Mr. Escott’s Life of Anthony Trollope, and I am deeply indebted to essays and studies by Leslie Stephen, Henry James, Frederic Harrison, and George Saintsbury.
I wish also to render thanks to Mr. Michael Sadleir and Major A. D. Chanter for their kindness in reading my proofs.