1875
THE WAY WE LIVE NOW. | By Anthony Trollope. | With Forty Illustrations. | In Two Volumes. | London: | Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. | 1875. | [All Rights reserved.]
8vo. Vol. I., pp. vi, 320; Vol. II., pp. vi, 319.
The illustrations are by L. G. F.
This was a vigorous piece of satire, written in Trollope’s new home, 39 Montagu Square, in 1873. It appeared in shilling numbers from February 1874 to September 1875.
The total sum received for this book was £3000.
1876
THE PRIME MINISTER. | By | Anthony Trollope. | In Four Volumes. | London: | Chapman & Hall, 193, Piccadilly. | 1876. |
Small 8vo. Vol. I., pp. vi, 337; Vol. II., pp. iv, 342; Vol. III., vi, 346; Vol. IV., pp. vi, 347.
This book appeared in eight parts at five shillings each, with an illustration in medallion on the paper covers, which were engraved by Dalziel. It was in most respects a failure, worse reviewed than any novel Trollope had written. He was especially hurt by a criticism in the Spectator. The total sum received for this work was £2500.