The O'Conors of Castle Conor, County Mayo : From "Tales from All Countries"

By Anthony Trollope

In mid-19th century England, an era full of celebrated novelists, Anthony Trollope was one of the most popular and critically acclaimed of them all. Even today, his Chronicles of Barsetshire series is widely read, as are his other novels, many of which deal with criticisms of English culture at the time, from its politics to its customs and norms. 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Krill Press
• Release date: Dec 24, 2015
• ISBN: 9781518346927

Anthony Trollope

Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) was the third son of a barrister, who ruined his family by giving up the law for farming, and an industrious mother. After attending Winchester and Harrow, Trollope scraped into the General Post Office, London, in 1834, where he worked for seven years. In 1841 he was transferred to Ireland as a surveyor's clerk, and in 1844 married and settled at Clonmel. His first two novels were devoted to Irish life; his third, La Vendée, was historical. All were failures. After a distinguished career in the GPO, for which he invented the pillar box and travelled extensively abroad, Trollope resigned in 1867, earning his living from writing instead. He led an extensive social life, from which he drew material for his many social and political novels. The idea for The Warden (1855), the first of the six Barsetshire novels, came from a visit to Salisbury Close; with it came the characters whose fortunes were explored through the succeeding volumes, of which Doctor Thorne is the third.

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THE O’CONORS OF CASTLE CONOR, COUNTY MAYO : FROM TALES FROM ALL COUNTRIES

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Anthony Trollope

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THE O’CONORS OF CASTLE CONOR, COUNTY MAYO.

The O’Conors of Castle Conor, County Mayo : From Tales from All Countries

By

Anthony Trollope

The O’Conors of Castle Conor, County Mayo : From Tales from All Countries

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First published circa 1882

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THE O’CONORS OF CASTLE CONOR, COUNTY MAYO.

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I SHALL NEVER FORGET MY first introduction to country life in Ireland, my first day’s hunting there, or the manner in which I passed the evening afterwards.  Nor shall I ever cease to be grateful for the hospitality which I received from the O’Conors of Castle Conor.  My acquaintance with the family was first made in the following manner.  But before I begin my story, let me inform my reader that my name is Archibald Green.

I had been