The Warden (Modern Library Classics) - Softcover

Trollope, Anthony

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0812967046 ISBN 13: 9780812967043

Publisher: Modern Library Inc, 2003

Synopsis

The first of Trollope's popular Barsetshire novels, set in the fictional cathedral town of Barchester, The Warden centers on the honorable cleric Septimus Harding, one of Trollope's most memorable characters. When Harding is accused of mismanaging church funds, his predicament lays bare the complexities of the Victorian world and of nineteenth-century provincial life. And, as Louis Auchincloss observes in his Introduction, "The theme of The Warden presents the kind of social problem that always fascinated Trollope: the inevitable clash of ancient privilege with modern social awareness."

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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

From the Back Cover:

This book centres 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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Modern Library Inc
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0812967046
• ISBN 13: 9780812967043
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256