Miss Mackenzie

MISS MACKENZIE (1865) by Anthony Trollope is the story of a very unattractive old maid as the author originally called her. But Trollope must have changed his mind in the writing because the steadfast and sensible heroine comes across as highly sympathetic to the reader and once again the subject of love is inescapable. Miss Mackenzie a spinster long past her first bloom with the sudden possibility of a fortune is beset by suitors and personal choices. A deft exploration of money love and relationships by a master of sensibility caricature and the social mores of his time. About The Author: Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) was a quintessential Victorian novelist best known for his series of novels the Chronicles of Barsetshire set in the imaginary county of Barsetshire. Tirelessly prolific he tackled a rich assortment of the political social and gender issues of the day. As career employee of the British Postal System he is credited with introducing the “pillar-box” mailboxes on street corners.