Palliser novels Palliser novels The Palliser novels are six novels by Anthony Trollope. They were more commonly known (before the BBC aired a television adaptation) as the Parliamentary Novels. The common threads throughout the series are the wealthy aristocrat and politician Plantagenet Palliser, and his wife, Lady Glencora. The plots involve British and Irish politics in varying degrees, specifically in and around Parliament. The Pallisers do not always play major roles, and in "The Eustace Diamonds" they merely comment on the main action. The books are: The series overlaps with Trollope's Chronicles of Barsetshire, also a series of six novels, which deal
Hugh Palliser from 1660 to the present time" (6 volumes), states that Palliser was born "on 26 February 1722" (although the title of the article indicates he was born in 1723). The Royal Naval Museum website, accessed 6 August 2009, provides a biography, "Biography: Hugh Palliser", which states that Palliser "was born on 26th February 1723". The Government House website, accessed 6 August 2009, provides a biography, "Palliser, Sir Hugh (1722–1796)". It states that Palliser "was born ... on February 22, 1722. The "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online", accessed 6 August 2009 provides a biography, which states: "PALLISER (Pallisser), Sir HUGH", "b.