Anthony Trollope (1815 — 1882) was an English novelist of the Victorian era. Among his best-known works is a series of novels collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, which revolves around the imaginary county of Barsetshire. "Harry Heathcote of Gangoil" is Trollope's only Australian novel, where Harry Heathcote deals with the problems facing a young sheepfarmer, or 'squatter' in outback Australia.