In 1834, at age 19, Anthony Trollope became a junior clerk in the British postal service. He did not get on well with his superiors, and his career looked like a dead end. In 1841 he accepted an assignment in Ireland as an inspector, remaining there for ten years. It was there that his civil service career began to flourish. It was there, also, that he began writing novels. Several of Trollope's early novels were set in Ireland, including _The Macdermots of Ballycloran_, his first published novel, and _Castle Richmond_. Readers of those early Irish novels can easily perceive Trollope's great affection for and sympathy with the Irish people, especially the po…
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