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Significantly, many of his earliest novels have Ireland as their setting — natural enough given his background, but unlikely to enjoy warm critical reception, given the contemporary English attitudes towards Ireland.

It has been pointed out by critics that Trollope's view of Ireland separates him from many of the other Victorian novelists.

Some critics claim that Ireland did not influence Trollope as much as his experience in England, and that the society in Ireland harmed him as a writer, especially since Ireland was experiencing the Great Famine during his time there.

Such critics were dismissed as holding bigoted opinions against Ireland and failing to recognize Trollope's true attachment to the country.