Writer. Frances Eleanor Trollope was the daughter of Frances Eleanor Ternan (née Jarman) and Thomas Lawless Ternan. Her sister, Ellen Ternan, was the mistress of Charles Dickens. Through Dickens, she became a governess for Thomas Adolphus Trollope, following the death of his first wife Theodosia Trollope in 1865. She married Thomas Trollope the following year in 1866 and became a stepmother to his only daughter Beatrice Trollope. Furthermore, she was the sister-in-law of Anthony Trollope and daughter-in-law of Frances Milton Trollope. She began her literary career that same year with her debut novel "Aunt Margaret's Trouble", which was well received. She later went on to write "A Charming Fellow" and "That Unfortunate Marriage", which were also well received. In addition to her novels, she co-wrote "The Homes and Haunts of the Italian Poets" along with her husband. She also co-wrote "The Fate of Fenella" along with other famous novelists at the time, including Arthur Conan Doyle and Bram Stoker. Her final book was a tribute to her mother-in-law Frances Trollope, whose biography, "Frances Trollope: Her Life and Literary Work from George III to Victoria" she wrote. Frances Trollope died in 1913, outliving her husband who died in 1892.
Writer. Frances Eleanor Trollope was the daughter of Frances Eleanor Ternan (née Jarman) and Thomas Lawless Ternan. Her sister, Ellen Ternan, was the mistress of Charles Dickens. Through Dickens, she became a governess for Thomas Adolphus Trollope, following the death of his first wife Theodosia Trollope in 1865. She married Thomas Trollope the following year in 1866 and became a stepmother to his only daughter Beatrice Trollope. Furthermore, she was the sister-in-law of Anthony Trollope and daughter-in-law of Frances Milton Trollope. She began her literary career that same year with her debut novel "Aunt Margaret's Trouble", which was well received. She later went on to write "A Charming Fellow" and "That Unfortunate Marriage", which were also well received. In addition to her novels, she co-wrote "The Homes and Haunts of the Italian Poets" along with her husband. She also co-wrote "The Fate of Fenella" along with other famous novelists at the time, including Arthur Conan Doyle and Bram Stoker. Her final book was a tribute to her mother-in-law Frances Trollope, whose biography, "Frances Trollope: Her Life and Literary Work from George III to Victoria" she wrote. Frances Trollope died in 1913, outliving her husband who died in 1892.
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