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Victorian Anxieties Concerning Old Age in Anthony Trollope's "The Fixed Period"

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deathAnthony TrollopeThe Fixed Periodold age

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This article examines Victorian anxieties about old age through discussion of Anthony Trollope's novel, The Fixed Period. On the basis of analysis of this satirical dystopian novel, the author concludes that the social problems of old age and how to treat elderly citizens were of crucial importance in late Victorian society.