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Frances Trollope, born on March 10, 1779, and died on October 6, 1863, was a renowned British novelist known for her social satirical novels.

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“It seems hardly fair to quarrel with a place because its staple commodity is not pretty, but I am sure I should have liked Cincinnati much better if the people had not dealt so very largely in hogs.”

People Ifs Should Seems Cities Fairs Should Have Commodity Quarrels Hog Staples Not Pretty

Book:Domestic Manners of the Americans

Source: Domestic Manners of the Americans

“[On New York City:] Were all America like this fair city, and all, no, only a small proportion of its population like the friends we left there, I should say that the land was the fairest in the world.”

World Should America Left Cities Land New York Fairs Population Proportion New York City

Book:Domestic Manners of the Americans

Source: Domestic Manners of the Americans

“Is it to be imagined ... that women were made for no other purpose than to fabricate sweetmeats and gingerbread, construct shirts, darn stockings, and become mothers of possible presidents? Assuredly not. Should the women of America ever discover what their power might be, and compare it with what it is, much improvement might be hoped for.”

Should Made Might America Mother Purpose Women President Improvement Compare Shirts Sexism Constructs T Shirt Stockings Fabricate Gingerbread

Book:Domestic Manners of the Americans: Complete in One Volume

Source: Domestic Manners of the Americans: Complete in One Volume

“To an American writer, I should think it must be a flattering distinction to escape the admiration of the newspapers.”

Thinking Should United States Newspapers Distinction Admiration Flattering American Writer

Book:Domestic Manners of the Americans

Source: Domestic Manners of the Americans

About the Author

Born: March 10, 1779
Died: October 6, 1863
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 25

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