The Warden
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TextSeries: Oxford World's ClassicsPublication details: New York Oxford University Press 1998Description: 294pISBN: 0192834088Subject(s): English Literature | English Fiction | Clergy | Barsetshire (England : Imaginary place) | Almshouses | England | Manners and customs | English literature | Barchester (England : Imaginary place) | English fictionDDC classification: 823.8 Summary: The book centers on the character of Mr. Harding, a clergyman of great personal integrity, whose charitable income far exceeds the purpose for which it was intended. Young John Bold turns his reforming zeal to exposing what he considers to be an abuse of privilege, despite being in love with
Mr. Harding's daughter Eleanor. The novel was highly topical as a case regarding the misapplication of church funds was the scandalous subject of contemporary debate. But Trollope uses this specific case to explore and illuminate the universal complexities of human motivation and social morality.
This edition includes an introduction and notes by David Skilton and illustrations by Edward Ardizzone.
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Stack | Stack | 823.8 TRO/W (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Available | 07776 |
The book centers on the character of Mr. Harding, a clergyman of great personal integrity, whose charitable income far exceeds the purpose for which it was intended. Young John Bold turns his reforming zeal to exposing what he considers to be an abuse of privilege, despite being in love with
Mr. Harding's daughter Eleanor. The novel was highly topical as a case regarding the misapplication of church funds was the scandalous subject of contemporary debate. But Trollope uses this specific case to explore and illuminate the universal complexities of human motivation and social morality.
This edition includes an introduction and notes by David Skilton and illustrations by Edward Ardizzone.
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