Anthony Trollope was one of the great English writers of the famous Victorian era. Trollope was prolific and his books often centered around the important political, social, and gender issues of his time. Trollope wrote the classic Chronicles of Barsetshire novels as well as The Way We Live Now, a satirical novel that is often ranked as one of the finest in Victorian era literature.

An Old Man's Love was Trollope's last completed novel and it was published posthumously. The book centers around William Whittlestaff, a man who opens up his home to Mary, the young daughter of his friend. William soon finds himself falling in love with Mary but she loves another.