The Barsestshire Chronicles

From 1855 to 1867 Anthony Trollope wrote six novels that would make up The Barsestshire Chronicles. This series stands as hallmark of Victorian literature; considered to be Trollope's finest work, he demonstrates an early form of world-building. As characters and narratives continue from one novel to the next, so does stylistic and thematic content.

In this visualization, we look at how frequently themes come up in each chapter of the series. Each row has a theme, and each rectangle represents a chapter, and chapters are organized by book. The darker the rectangle, the more relevant that theme is to that chapter. Scroll over a rectangle to get more information.

This data was taken from Project Gutenberg, and visualized with d3.js. You can learn more about this project here. If you have any questions or comments about my work, then feel free to get in touch.
PJ Trainor, 2016