We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. By continuing to use our website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time. Find out moreJump to Main NavigationJump to Content

Anthony Trollope

Anthony Trollope (1815–1882), novelist.
The 213th most frequently quoted source in the OED, with a total of 1866 quotations (about 0.06% of all OED quotations).
See article in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Total number of quotations1866Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a word36Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a particular meaning208Find quotations
NameTotal QuotationsPercentage of quotations
1.Belton Estate20411.0%Find quotations in OED
2.Last Chron. Barset20111.0%Find quotations in OED
3.Orley Farm1156.0%Find quotations in OED
4.Barchester Towers1046.0%Find quotations in OED
5.He knew he was Right965.0%Find quotations in OED
6.Phineas Redux814.0%Find quotations in OED
7.Can you forgive Her?794.0%Find quotations in OED
8.Phineas Finn674.0%Find quotations in OED
9.Three Clerks664.0%Find quotations in OED
10.Eustace Diamonds653.0%Find quotations in OED

Back to top

The top one thousand authors and works cited in the OED

The Sources page contains details about the most frequently cited authors and works in the OED.

Use the search box to search for any of these sources by author name or work title.

Click on any of the author names or work titles for more information and links to dictionary entries.

Click on the column headings to order the top one thousand sources by date, number of quotations, and first evidence for word or sense.