The Warden

Anthony Trollope, Robin Gilmour, Robin Gilmour , Robin Gilmour

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Penguin Classics
29 March 1984

Series: Chronicles of Barsetshire 1

The first of the well-loved Chronicles of Barsetshire, The Warden reveals Trollope's ability to write satirically and hopefully about his society

The tranquil atmosphere of the cathedral town of Barchester is shattered when a scandal breaks concerning the financial affairs of a Church-run almshouse for elderly men. In the ensuing furore, Septimus Harding, the almshouse's well-meaning warden, finds himself pitted against his daughter's suitor Dr John Bold, a zealous local reformer. Matters are not improved when Harding's abrasive son-in law, Archdeacon Grantly, leaps into the fray to defend him against a campaign Bold begins in the national press. An affectionate and wittily satirical view of the workings of the Church of England, The Warden is also a subtle exploration of the rights and wrongs of moral crusades and, in its account of Harding's intensely felt personal drama, a moving depiction of the private impact of public affairs.

By: Anthony Trollope
Notes by: Robin Gilmour
Introduction by: Robin Gilmour
Edited by: Robin Gilmour
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 191g
ISBN: 9780140432145
ISBN 10: 0140432140
Series: Chronicles of Barsetshire 1
Pages: 1088
Publication Date: 29 March 1984
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Anthony Trollope (1815 - 1882) had a successful carrer in the Post Office, alongisde which he wrote. His first novel was published in 1847, and he went on to write over forty novels as well as short stories. The Barsetshire Chronicles are by many regarded as his masterpieces. Robin Gilmour was Reader in English as the University of Aberdeen, and author of The Novel in the Victorian Age and The Victorian Age: The INtellectual and Cultural Context of English Literature 1830-1890. He died in 1999.

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Trollope will remain one of the most trustworthy . . . of the writers who have helped the heart of man to know itself. --Henry James Trollope will remain one of the most trustworthy . . . of the writers who have helped the heart of man to know itself. Henry James