"There is indeed much to be said for letting readers of the volume craft these connections themselves, and in this sense Dever and Niles's collection might best be viewed as an invitation, a guide and companion, indeed, to bring us into Trollope's world, point out its highlights, gesture toward its niches and hidden ways, and let us explore them on our own." --Victorian Studies
Chronology; 1. Trollope's literary life and times Mark W. Turner; 2. Trollope as autobiographer and biographer Victoria Glendinning; 3. Trollope's Barsetshire series Mary Poovey; 4. The Palliser novels William A. Cohen; 5. Trollope Redux: the later novels Robert Tracy; 6. Trollope's short fiction Lisa Niles; 7. Trollope and the sensation novel Jenny Bourne Taylor; 8. Queer Trollope Kate Flint; 9. The Hobbledehoy in Trollope Laurie Langbauer; 10. The construction of masculinities David Skilton; 11. Vulgarity and money Elsie B. Michie; 12. Anthony Trollope and the law Ayelet Ben-Yishai; 13. Trollope and travel James Buzard.