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| Original Title: | The Warden |
| ISBN: | 0192834088 (ISBN13: 9780192834089) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Chronicles of Barsetshire #1 |
| Characters: | Septimus Harding, John Bold, Eleanor Harding, Susan Harding, Rev. Theophilus Grantly, Sir Abraham Haphazard |
Anthony Trollope
Paperback | Pages: 336 pages Rating: 3.73 | 12471 Users | 1240 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Warden (Chronicles of Barsetshire #1) |
| Author | : | Anthony Trollope |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Oxford World's Classics |
| Pages | : | Pages: 336 pages |
| Published | : | July 23rd 1998 by Oxford University Press (first published 1855) |
| Categories | : | Classics. Fiction. Literature. 19th Century. Historical. Victorian. Historical Fiction |
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The Warden centers on Mr. Harding, a clergyman of great personal integrity who is nevertheless in possession of an income from a charity far in excess of the sum devoted to the purposes of the foundation. On discovering this, young John Bold turns his reforming zeal to exposing what he regards as an abuse of privilege, despite the fact that he is in love with Mr. Harding's daughter Eleanor. It was a highly topical novel (a case regarding the misapplication of church funds was the scandalous subject of contemporary debate), but like other great Victorian novelists, Trollope uses the specific case to explore and illuminate the universal complexities of human motivation and social moralityRating Out Of Books The Warden (Chronicles of Barsetshire #1)
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While The Eustace Diamonds reminded me of Wilkie Collins (at least the only Collins I've read, The Moonstone) in its detailed canvas of broad action propelled by a mystery of sorts (though, granted, The Moonstone is an actual mystery, while The Eustace Diamonds only dabbles in it); The Warden reminded me of something more complicated and hybrid, namely Balzac crossed with Dickens with the probing analytically realistic eye of Dreiser. Trollope actually takes the opportunity to criticize DickensI am not sure what to write of as a review.To escape such confused state, it is better to state everything in bullets. - It is a story of a man who listens to his conscience even when it means to lose everything (most of all, his income).- It is a story of wonderful relationships: the friendship between the Warden and the Archbishop; the filial affection between a father and a daughter (the Warden and his daughter, Eleanor); challenging love between lovers (Eleanor and Bold); a fascinating
The 1st Barchester novel. More political than Barchester Towers and with a much smaller cast. Mostly concerning the validity (or otherwise) of Mr Harding's generous remuneration for being warden of Hiram's Hospital and how that debate affects the burgeoning relationship between his younger daughter Eleanor, and the campaigning John Bold. Interestingly "modern" twist of layers of stories: the basic plot is a parody of real events and in the story a fictionalised Dickens (Mr Popular Sentiment)
There is tranquility in a second-hand bookshop. Libraries are quiet because they must be. This is different. A kind of peace. Whatever it is, it suits me. I feel at home. It could just be the dust. Anyway, there I was kneeling in the art books, pulling them out and pushing them back. Have it, read it, not interested I made my way down the row that way and swung round to continue on the shelf behind me. It was low. It was low and I am short and - on hands and knees - I still had to bend down to
Very enjoyable book that is concerned about people putting their great big feet in puddles before ascertaining their depth! It's very cleverly worked out and contains just the amount of love and romance to drive the plot forward. Like most of Trollope's Barchester series, it is somewhat a comedy of manners and more enjoyable for that.Recommended to those who like the classics and have a certain fondness for schadenfreude (even though they know they shouldn't).
A gentle story about unexpected clerical upheaval in an English town. I loved Trollopes distinction between grandiose, abstract ideas about justice and our small choices that reflect how we personally define it. There are figures on both sides of the main conflict who believe they know whats definitively right, but its only the warden of Barchester who casts his idea of right in an individual light. Ive heard this is nowhere near Trollopes best, and Im not surprised (as it was pleasant but not
Here's proof that you can read a Trollope during a cross country flight. That's a testament to the quality of Trollope's writing as well as the unusual brevity of this story. Still, there were a handful of wonderfully developed characters and a display of what the English language can be. Here's just a brief example:In the world Dr. Grantly never lays aside that demeanor which so well becomes him, He has all the dignity of an ancient saint with the sleekness of a modern bishop; he is always the
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