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  • Published: 29 March 1984
  • ISBN: 9780140432145
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 256
  • RRP: $24.00

The Warden




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.

  • Published: 29 March 1984
  • ISBN: 9780140432145
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 256
  • RRP: $24.00

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