The Last Chronicle Of Barset
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
In the quiet cathedral town of Barchester, a storm of scandal breaks when the Reverend Josiah Crawley — a proud, poverty-stricken curate of fierce intellect and wounded dignity — is accused of stealing a cheque, threatening to bring ruin upon himself and those who love him. Anthony Trollope's The Last Chronicle of Barset stands as the magnificent culmination of the six-volume Barsetshire series, drawing together nearly every character from across the saga in a sweeping examination of honour, class, and the fragile social fabric of Victorian England. Trollope writes with an unmatched command of character psychology, presenting flawed, deeply human figures caught between duty and desire, pride and pragmatism. The novel argues, with quiet but devastating force, that social respectability is both the making and undoing of those who pursue it most earnestly. Widely regarded as Trollope's own favourite among his works, The Last Chronicle of Barset rewards readers with one of the nineteenth century's most richly realised fictional worlds — and leaves behind an ache for the lives it so masterfully chronicles.
Author: Anthony Trollope
Format: Hardback
Published: 1949, The Zodiac Press
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
In the quiet cathedral town of Barchester, a storm of scandal breaks when the Reverend Josiah Crawley — a proud, poverty-stricken curate of fierce intellect and wounded dignity — is accused of stealing a cheque, threatening to bring ruin upon himself and those who love him. Anthony Trollope's The Last Chronicle of Barset stands as the magnificent culmination of the six-volume Barsetshire series, drawing together nearly every character from across the saga in a sweeping examination of honour, class, and the fragile social fabric of Victorian England. Trollope writes with an unmatched command of character psychology, presenting flawed, deeply human figures caught between duty and desire, pride and pragmatism. The novel argues, with quiet but devastating force, that social respectability is both the making and undoing of those who pursue it most earnestly. Widely regarded as Trollope's own favourite among his works, The Last Chronicle of Barset rewards readers with one of the nineteenth century's most richly realised fictional worlds — and leaves behind an ache for the lives it so masterfully chronicles.