A series of obscure Victorian novels have got the internet talking over their uncanny parallels to Donald Trump ’s rise to power. ‘Little Baron Trump’, a wealthy, aristocratic young man who lives in Castle Trump, is the protagonist of a series of children’s books written by American lawyer and novelist Ingersoll Lockwood in the late 19th century. The young boy, who shares a name with the president-elect’s youngest son, is said to have an unending imagination and ‘a very active brain’ which saw him become bored of the life of luxury he has become accustomed to.
To remedy his boredom, young Trump embarks on a journey to Russia for an adventure which changes his life. But the similarities don’t end there. Along the way, Baron Trump is mentored by a mysterious figure known as the ‘master of masters’ who reveals a portal which allows him to travel to other worlds.
The man’s full name is Don Constantino Bartolomeo Strepholofidgeguaneriusfum...
but everyone just calls him ‘Don’. Before leaving for his voyage through the unknown, Trump is told of his family’s motto: ‘The pathway to glory is strewn with pitfalls and dangers.’ Baron Trump starred in at least two novels- The Travels and Adventures of Little Baron Trump and His Wonderful Dog Bulgar and Baron Trump’s Marvelous Underground Journey – both are which have been archived by the US Library of Congress and can be read for free online.
But it is Lockwood’s final novel, a political thriller titl.