Bad Husbands and the Paradox of Power There are two 21st century terms which apply to Trollope’s  19th-century bad husbands: Toxic masculinity and death by despair. (I know “toxic masculinity” is sort of a sexist term, but it’s also the precise word for the cause of the downfall of these Trollope characters.) In this blog … Continue reading Another Trollope Trope: Bad Husbands Self-Destruct