These are fairly enjoyable books. But the lightness of their plot, and the ultimate insignificance of the events described, even to those living through them, explains why Trollope doesn't have the modern popularity of say, Dickens or Austen. Still, if you want to know why Europeans ultimately gave up on religion, books like these can go a long way to explaining it. Religion in 19th century England, if these books are any guide, seems to have been more about sinecures, societal heirarchies, and nice architecture, than about Christian love, service, or least of all, doctrine.
Completed: 2011
Rating: 6/10
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