The Fixed Period

by Anthony Trollope

Overview

Published in 1882, this extraordinary novel—an excercise in Swiftian irony combined with a love story in a furturistic setting—is entirely uncharacteristic of Trollope's usual drawing room conversations and hunting scenes. Set in the 1980s, The Fixed Period describes an imaginary, antipodean ex-colony governed by a President who views himself as a benefactor of the human race, Orwellian double-speak and gunboat diplomacy. This is Trollope's strangest and most chilling novel.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781023167871
Publisher:	Anson Street Press
Publication date:	03/28/2025
Pages:	136
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.38(d)

About the Author

Anthony Trollope (24 April 1815 - 6 December 1882) was an English novelist of the Victorian era. Among his best-known works is a series of novels collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, which revolves around the imaginary county of Barsetshire. He also wrote novels on political, social, and gender issues, and other topical matters.Trollope's literary reputation dipped somewhat during the last years of his life, but he had regained the esteem of critics by the mid-20th century.

Editorial Reviews

The of Brittanula before they face mandatory euthanasia in Trollope's only science fiction novel, likely influenced by Samuel Butler's Erewhon. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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