Palliser novels Palliser novels as a twenty-six part serial "The Pallisers", also using some material from Trollope's Barsetshire novel "The Small House at Allington" (1864). Unusually, this was in turn novelised in a single volume by John Garforth under the alias Tony Hussey. There was also a 12-part BBC Radio 4 "Classic Serial" dramatisation in 2004, which has been re-broadcast a number of times on BBC Radio 4 Extra. The serial was narrated by David Troughton as Trollope, with Ben Miles as Plantagenet Palliser and Sophie Thompson as Lady Glencora. Palliser novels The Palliser novels are six novels by Anthony Trollope. They
France–Japan relations (19th century) interest in the arts and culture. The French writer Pierre Loti wrote one of his most famous novels "Madame Chrysanthème" (1887) based on his encounter with a young Japanese woman during a month,a precursor to "Madame Butterfly" and "Miss Saigon" and a work that is a combination of narrative and travelog. Another famous Frenchman who visited Japan was Émile Étienne Guimet, who wrote extensively on Asian cultures and Japan in particular, and would create the Guimet Museum upon his return. France–Japan relations (19th century) The development of France-Japan relations in the 19th century coincided with Japan's opening to the Western