The Prime Minister is a novel by Anthony Trollope, first published in 1876.[1] It is the fifth of the 'Palliser' series of novels. When neither the Whigs nor the Tories are able to form a government on their own, a fragile compromise coalition government is formed, with Plantagenet Palliser, the wealthy and hard-working Duke of Omnium, installed as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The Duchess...