Anthony Trollope
Paperback | Pages: 336 pages Rating: 3.73 | 12471 Users | 1240 Reviews
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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 |
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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 moralityParticularize Epithetical Books The Warden (Chronicles of Barsetshire #1)
| 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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Ratings: 3.73 From 12471 Users | 1240 ReviewsNotice Epithetical Books The Warden (Chronicles of Barsetshire #1)
This is a conservative book and not simply because former Conservative British Prime Minister John Major enjoyed Trollope. The Warden's abiding message of 'if only everything had been left well alone, left the way things were in the first place, everything would have been better' must place it amongst the top ten most conservative books ever written. Surely even Edmund Burke would take his hat off to The Warden. The only possible note of potentially positive, yet obviously pernicious change, isThis was my first Trollope, but surely won't be the last. I loved it. I'm so glad people say this is the slowest, and most dry of the Barsetshire chronicles, because even I liked this book a lot. Trollope is a writer with a character, he makes fun remarks sometimes in the middle of the story from himself, which makes it unique to him.I really liked his style and looking forward to reading the rest of the series.
I've always resisted the idea of Trollope. But this book has changed my opinion. It's a kind, generous, humane book--generous to a fault. I've never seen a book where the concluding chapter tells you the bad guy isn't really as bad as he seems. The writing is mostly clean and simple: more like Jane Austen (though not as clever) than Thomas Carlyle (who is parodied in one of the book's less memorable moments), or even Dickens. The story of a weak, easily-led Anglican clergyman who is driven by
Book Circle Reads 155Rating: 3.5* of five Good, solid Victorian stodge. The kind of book you read when you're glutted with silly, vapid "reality" stuff and need a bit of the reality fiction of its day. My review lives on my blog, out of reach of data-deleting megacorps.
Did you ever know a poor man made better by law or a lawyer!' said Bunce bitterly.- Anthony Trollope, The WardenSuch a lovely social novel. Trollope sets up a series of characters and a situation and you know that Warden Septimus Harding, Archdeacon Grantly, and John Bold are set to collide and that the reforms of Dr Bold or the conservatism of Archdeacon Grantly will help the Warden. I loved the Warden of this story. I love his morality, his humility, his simpleness. I love Trollope's
This was only my second book by Trollope, but I was surprised by how easy and often witty a read it was! There were bits that felt a little plodding, and frankly the plot itself is hardly going to be an action movie, but as a piece of satire, it was clever and well-paced. Looking forward to the next book in the Chronicles of Barsetshire:-)Find more reviews and bookish fun at http://www.princessandpen.com
reread january 2020:another great buddy read with courtney! updated review will follow in the next few days.october 2018 review:this is one of those books that always reminds me of the lord of the rings. not because they have similar themes or are even the same genre but because they are similar in the way that you can either appreciate what the author is doing with his writing or you are unbelievable bored and at your wits end with the books.in lord of the rings its the endless descriptions of
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