Anthony Trollope's last completed novel, a quiet, tender study of an ageing man's love for his young ward and the claims that youth and honour make on the heart. Late Trollope at his most humane.
At a glance
At the end of a long and prolific career, Anthony Trollope turned to a small, intimate…
An Old Man's Love, his last completed novel, is a gentle and moving farewell.
What it's about The novel centres on William Whittlestaff, a settled bachelor of middle…
In time his affection deepens into love, and he hopes to make her his wife.