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In Trollope’s essay on the history of the English novel: “I remember myself to have been unable to leave my chair during the whole night when I was reading that awful book, the ‘Mysteries of Udolpho’, alone, amidst the gloom of a dark room…I did not dare stir from my chair…so the unsnuffed candles burned themselves out; and I remained sleepless—and, at last, sleeping—in my chair” (240-241).

Except I think he has misread Emma. 😂

Finished the autobiography and now onto Trollope’s other writings!

“Our first work in settling there was to place upon new shelves the books which I had collected around myself at Waltham…At the present moment I own about 5000 volumes, and they are dearer to me even than the horses which are going, or than the wine in the cellar…” (218).

I knew I liked him! 😂 He also knows how much work it is to move books. 😳

Trollope does not like American mosquitos. 😂