Barchester Towers (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) - Softcover

Anthony Trollope

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1593083378 ISBN 13: 9781593083373

Publisher: Barnes & Noble, 2005

Synopsis

Paperback. Pub Date: 2005 Pages: 560 Publisher: Barnes & Noble Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader . including new scholarship. thoughtful design. and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics: All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & ; Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences-biographical. historical. and literary-to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. The second and most popular of Trollope's six Barsetshire novels. Barchester Towers chronicles the struggles for power and position in an imaginary county in Victorian England. Passions sta...

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The Barnes & Noble Classics series offers quality editions of important works of literature at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, each featuring new scholarship and pages of carefully crafted extras. All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. The series pulls together a constellation of influences; biographical, historical and literary, to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.

Review:

With talk too of a new film of Phineas Finn, Anthony Trollope looks like making a well-deserved comeback. Don t be deceived by the image of a bearded Victorian patriarch that comes to mind: listen to the first two chapters of the magnificent new Naxos recording of Barchester Towers, his most popular novel, and you will understand why John Henry Newman is said to have woken up laughing after falling asleep reading it, and why Alec Guinness never travelled without a Trollope novel. Trollope is one of our greatest comic novelists, as well as having an extraordinary talent for taking you confidentially and irresistibly into the flow of his story. Oblivious of the snail-like pace of Oxford's flood-impeded traffic, I was grinning from ear to ear as David Shaw-Parker explodes into the clerical indignation that follows Obadiah Slope s iconoclastic sermon in Barchester Cathedral. Abominable, groaned the dean. Abominable, muttered the meagre doctor. Abominable, re-echoed the chancellor, uttering a sound from the bottom of his deep chest. I really think it was, said Mr Harding. Proof positive that Trollope wrote with an ear to being read aloud. --Sunday Times 26/1/14

Shaw-Parker follows up his outstanding recording of The Warden (also available from Naxos) with an exceptional reading of the sequel, perhaps Trollope's most beloved novel. Romance vies with church politics as Archbishop Grantly battles against the new bishop and his smarmy assistant for control of religious life in Barsetshire. Shaw-Parker totally embraces his role as narrator, and in delightfully plummy tones, he guides listeners through the twisty plot, witty dialogue, and humorous asides. His animated portrayal of the large cast enlivens characters, from the poor pensioners to elite government officials. The narration highlights the strengths of this charming tale and, despite the novel's size, makes this a compelling listening experience. - --Joyce Saricks, Booklist

About this edition

• Publisher: Barnes & Noble
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1593083378
• ISBN 13: 9781593083373
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 560