Towards the end of her life, FT
became interested in spiritualism, inviting mediums to her home for séances.
Heineman, Helen. Mrs. Trollope: The Triumphant Feminine in the Nineteenth Century. Ohio University Press, 1979.
253-4
Rose
blamed FT
's declining mental and physical health on this new interest, mentioning in one...
Family and Intimate relationships
Anthony Trollope
AT
married Rose Heseltine
, the daughter of Edward John Heseltine, a banker from Yorkshire.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
Occupation
Frances Eleanor Trollope
Dickens
, by now a long-standing friend of the Ternans, introduced FET
to the Trollopes; she had admired Theodosia Trollope, Bice's mother, for her talents in music and poetry. She was also extremely fond
Stebbins, Lucy Poate, and Richard Poate Stebbins. The Trollopes. The Chronicle of a Writing Family. Columbia University Press, 1945.
234
Occupation
Frances Eleanor Trollope
It has also been suggested that the couple urged FET
to take the position for reasons quite unrelated to London gossip: Anthony
and Rose
. . . were convinced that her clever talk was exactly...
Travel
Frances Trollope
FT
travelled to Mallow in Ireland to visit her son Anthony
and her daughter-in-law Rose
.
Trollope, Frances Eleanor. Frances Trollope: Her Life and Literary Work from George III to Victoria. AMS Press, 1975, 2 vols.
II: 153
Travel
Frances Trollope
She brought her recently widowed son-in-law John Tilley
as her travelling companion.
Trollope, Frances Eleanor. Frances Trollope: Her Life and Literary Work from George III to Victoria. AMS Press, 1975, 2 vols.
II: 153
Though her visit was short, she had enough time to see Dublin and to make a lasting impression on her son...