Frances Milton met her future husband, Thomas Anthony Trollope
, in 1808, when Henry Milton
brought him to their house. Thomas was thirty-four, a barrister, and the son of a clerk in Holy Orders. In...
Family and Intimate relationships
Frances Trollope
Eventually, Thomas
wrote to Frances a timid and reserved marriage proposal, to which she responded in a forthright manner, claiming that his choice, although so flattering to me, is for yourself a very imprudent one...
Family and Intimate relationships
Frances Trollope
Her husband's presence disrupted their domestic harmony.
Trollope, Thomas Adolphus. What I Remember. Harper and Brothers.
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Thomas Anthony Trollope
was not a violent or vicious man, but despite his affection for his family, his bad temper and melancholy ensured that [n]o one of...
