Writing by the Sea

‘Writing by the Sea’ is the motif which has been chosen for the Budleigh Salterton Literature Festival, in recognition of a 19th century resident of Budleigh, Thomas Adolphus Trollope, brother of Anthony, who retired to live in Budleigh’s Cliff Terrace in 1890, having produced sixty volumes of travel writing, history and fiction, in addition to a large amount of periodical and journalistic work.

Photo of Thomas Adolphus Trollope

Thomas Adolphus Trollope (1810-1892) was born in Bloomsbury, London on 29 April, 1810, the eldest son of Thomas Anthony & Frances Trollope (a younger brother was Anthony Trollope, the novelist). He was educated at Harrow School and Winchester College.

Between 1840 and 1890 Thomas Adolphus Trollope produced some sixty volumes of travel writing, history and fiction, in addition to a large amount of periodical and journalistic work. He lived in Italy for most of his adult life, but retired to Devon, England in 1890.

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