Letter: 1873 Mar. 10, to David Laing / J.E. Alexander. 1873.

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Letter: 1873 Mar. 10, to David Laing / J.E. Alexander. 1873.

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Mentions a book on bush fighting, asks Laing where he can find some lines of miltary verse, and briefly mentions Trollope's new book.

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University of Edinburgh - Main Library, Edinburgh University Library

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University of Edinburgh - Main Library, Edinburgh University Library

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Alexander, James Edward, Sir, 1803-1885

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Trollope, Anthony, 1815-1882

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Trollope was born on Apr. 24, 1815 in London, England; attended Winchester and Harrow; worked as a junior clerk in the General Post Office and was then transferred as a postal surveyor to Ireland; in 1859 he moved back to London, resigning from the civil service in 1867; stood unsuccessfully as a Liberal candidate for Parliament in 1868; became a novelist, known for his Barsetshire and Palliser series of novels, among others; individual novels include: Barchester Towers (1857), Can you forgive h...