the last chronicle of barset by anthony trollope

Accused of stealing a check and unable to explain his possession of it, he is brought before the Magistrates and bound over for trial. We take up all the characters we met throughout the series and feel a great sense of closure as all the plot lines are brought to a close.īut this book is not only about revisiting the stories we already know it is also about another clergyman, Mr. Harding has settled in his old age and where the girls, now women, have landed. In this last book of the series, we see how Mr. Harding, being mistreated and purposefully misunderstood, met his extended family, as his girls settled their lives with the men who were to be their husbands.

We began in The Warden with a good man, in Mr. How masterfully Trollope brought this series full cycle. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. Panoramic in scale, elegiac and moving, it is perhaps Trollope's greatest novel.ĪBOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. This new editions includes helpful notes, along with an introduction that considers the novel's multiple forms- comic, tragic, psychological and moral- and Trollope's skill in portraying relationships and a society with perspicuity and tolerance. The final volume in the Barsetshire series, The Last Chronicle of Barset draws to a close the stories of many beloved characters, including the old Warden, Mr Harding, Johnny Eames, and Lily Dale.

When the Archbishop's son, Major Grantly, falls in love with Crawley's daughter Grace, battle lines are drawn Crawley's predicament divides the community into those who seek to help him despite himself, and those who, like Mrs Proudie, are convinced of his guilt. He is accused of stealing a cheque to pay off his debts too proud to defend himself, he risks ruin and disgrace unless the truth can be brought to light. Impoverished like his parishioners, Crawley is hard-working and respected but he is an unhappy, disappointed man, ill-suited to cope when calamity strikes. Josiah Crawley lives with his family in the parish of Hogglestock, East Barsetshire, where he is perpetual curate. 'All Hogglestock believed their parson to be innocent but then all Hogglestock believed him to be mad.'

The last chronicle of barset by anthony trollope