Anthony Trollope, An Eye for An Eye

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Although written in 1870, this relatively brief Irish novel was not published until it was serialised in the

Whitehall Review

in 1878-79. Such was Trollope’s productivity at the time of its creation that the explanation for the delay may lie simply in a judicious holding back of work for later publication. 1869-70 saw the publication of

Phineas Finn

and

He Knew He was Right

in book form following earlier serialisation;

The Vicar of Bullhampton

, and

Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite

in serial and book form; the serialisation of

Ralph the Heir;

the appearance of a collection of short stories and a translation of

The Commentaries of Caesar.

It is also possible, however, that Trollope was made hesitant by a prevailing resistance to Irish stories, something he had described in an earlier…

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Citation: Siddle, Yvonne. "An Eye for An Eye". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 19 August 2009; last revised 25 April 2024. [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=6616, accessed 03 October 2024.]

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