The Warden (Penguin Classics)

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Trollope's literary reputation dipped during the last years of his life, [4] but he regained somewhat of a following by the mid-20th century.

Trollope, A. (1855). The Warden. London: Longmans, in Poovey, Mary (2010-12-23), "Trollope's Barsetshire Series", The Cambridge Companion to Anthony Trollope, Cambridge University Press, pp. 31–43, doi:10.1017/ccol9780521886369.004, ISBN 978-0-521-88636-9, retrieved 2020-09-26 Stanford, Jane, 'That Irishman: The Life and Times of John O'Connor Power', Part Three, 'The Fenian is the Artist', pp. 123–124, The History Press Ireland, May 2011, ISBN 978-1-84588-698-1 The Warden was first published in 1855 by Longman. It was Trollope’s fourth novel, but the first in the series which became known as The Barsetshire Chronicles, and it established his reputation as a popular novelist. The others in the sequence are Barchester Towers, Doctor Thorne, Framley Parsonage, The Small House at Allington, and The Last Chronicle of Barset. As trends in the world of the novel moved increasingly towards subjectivity and artistic experimentation, Trollope's standing with critics suffered. But Lord David Cecil noted in 1934 that "Trollope is still very much alive ... and among fastidious readers." He noted that Trollope was "conspicuously free from the most characteristic Victorian faults". [72] In the 1940s, Trollopians made further attempts to resurrect his reputation; he enjoyed a critical renaissance in the 1960s, and again in the 1990s. Some critics today have a particular interest in Trollope's portrayal of women—he caused remark even in his own day for his deep insight and sensitivity to the inner conflicts caused by the position of women in Victorian society. [73] [74] [75] [76] [77]

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Welcome to Drumsna". GoIreland. Archived from the original on 12 May 2008 . Retrieved 25 June 2008. Bold goes to see Dr. Grantly and tells him that, for reasons best known to himself, he is withdrawing the charges he had made. Dr. Grantly replies that he does not think the defendants wish to have the suit withdrawn. He has been advised that Mr. Harding and the steward are, in effect, servants, and therefore are not responsible and cannot be defendants in a suit. Now at the height of his popularity, [26] Trollope wrote the fifth novel in the series, The Small House at Allington. [24] It was also published in serial form, between September 1862 and April 1864 in The Cornhill, and then published as a 2-volume novel by Smith, Elder & Co. in 1864. [24] Some have suggested that the character of Johnny Eames was inspired by Trollope's image of his younger self. [27] Finally came the Last Chronicle of Barset, which Trollope claimed was "the best novel I have written". [20] He took inspiration from his father when creating protagonist Josiah Crawley, while reflecting his mother, a successful author in later life, in the character of Mrs Crawley. [28] It was released serially between 1866 and 1867 and published as a 2-volume work in 1867 by Smith, Elder & Co. [28] Anthony Trollope's signature Hi CorrinaRose. In The Warden, Trollope is using a story-telling convention common in the 19th century, and still in use today–as you mention, his narrator in the work is Third Person Omniscient. The narrative voice is not a character in the story, per se, but the voice is so personable, the narrator does become a character in its own right–not someone who is part of the story, but someone who seems to know everything that happens to all the characters in the narrative, and who forms a friendly relationship directly with readers to tell us all about it. So yes, we assume the narrator voice is a first-hand witness, not just of events but also of the thoughts of many of the characters. But the study of this moral problem remains at a purely personal level. The warden’s distressed state of mind is traced minutely by Trollope, but no attempt is made to explore the larger issues of ecclesiastical politics, finances, and corruption – even though famous legal cases are mentioned in the narrative.

Lee, Sidney (1901). "Memoir of George Smith". In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography (1st supplement). London: Smith, Elder & Co. He has no ambition to speak of. He is diffident to point of wimpiness, but in a very decorous way. His only distinguishing characteristic, aside from a profound gentleness, is his talent for chanting and for playing the violoncello. Indeed, he is most deeply himself, most deeply at peace, when he is playing his violoncello. Craig, Amanda (30 April 2009). "Book of a Lifetime, The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope". independent.co.uk.

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In the mid nineteenth century there were a number of financial scandals in the Church of England including those of Rochester, where the endowments which should have supported the King’s School Canterbury had been diverted to the Dean and Chapter; and of the hospital of St Cross at Winchester where the Rev. Francis North, later the Earl of Guildford, had been appointed to the mastership of the hospital by his father the bishop. The revenues of the hospital were very considerable, the work involved minimal. The scandal soon broke. A close look at Trollope’s first description of Mr. Harding will give a taste of the way Trollope’s genial narrator handles his characters. Clearly Mr. Harding has many good qualities, but is hardly depicted as a larger-than-life heroic character. For one thing, the narrator pokes gentle fun of the good Reverend’s excessive dedication to playing his violoncello:

Some authors appear to be able to write at any time and in any place. Anthony Trollope did much writing in a railway train." – Andrews, William (1898). Literary Byways, Williams Andrews & Co., pp. 22–23. Peter Catterall, " The Prime Minister and His Trollope: Reading Harold Macmillan's Reading", Cercles: Occasional Papers Series (2004). Millais, John Everett (1861), " Julians on Harrow Hill, Trollope's boyhood home", Orley Farm (drawing) (1sted.), frontispiece Grandon, Monken Hadley. Home to Anthony and his mother 1836–38. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Poovey, Mary (23 December 2010), "Trollope's Barsetshire Series", The Cambridge Companion to Anthony Trollope, Cambridge University Press, pp.31–43, doi: 10.1017/ccol9780521886369.004, ISBN 978-0-521-88636-9 , retrieved 26 September 2020 The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War. Read more DetailsSir Abraham listened and looked in wonder. As he had never before seen Mr. Harding, the meaning of these wild gesticulations was lost upon him; but he perceived that the gentleman who had a few minutes since been so subdued as to be unable to speak without hesitation, was now impassioned — nay, almost violent. Booth, Bradford Allen (1958). Anthony Trollope: Aspects of his Life and Art. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313202032. OCLC 499213856. BARCHESTER CHRONICLES by Anthony Trollope Read by a Full Cast | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine . Retrieved 31 October 2020.

Dr. Grantly, a worldly man, will not hear of Mr. Harding’s resignation. He insists that the warden has an obligation to the Church and to his fellow members of the clergy that requires a firm stand against the laity and the press. Besides, as he points out, the living Mr. Harding would receive at Crabtree Parva would not enable Eleanor to make a suitable marriage. Search Results for England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007". www.findmypast.co.uk . Retrieved 21 July 2021. The story concerns the impact upon Harding and his circle when a zealous young reformer, John Bold, launches a campaign to expose the disparity in the apportionment of the charity's income between its object, the bedesmen, and its warden, Mr Harding. John Bold embarks on this campaign in a spirit of public duty despite his romantic involvement with Eleanor and previously cordial relations with Mr Harding. Bold starts a lawsuit and Mr Harding is advised by Dr Grantly to stand his ground.Party leaders apparently took advantage of Trollope's eagerness to stand, and of his willingness to spend money on a campaign. [43] Beverley had a long history of vote-buying and of intimidation by employers and others. Every election since 1857 had been followed by an election petition alleging corruption, and it was estimated that 300 of the 1,100 voters in 1868 would sell their votes. [46] The task of a Liberal candidate was not to win the election, but to give the Conservative candidates an opportunity to display overt corruption, which could then be used to disqualify them. [44] To learn more about this type of narrator, you can read this post in Lit 101 section: “All About Narrators: Who’s Telling This Story, Anyway?” This quote from that post applies to the narrator in The Warden: It’s not long before Eleanor finds a man to love. She falls for a local doctor called John Bold. John is a respected surgeon and political activist. He campaigns for fairness and reform, and he despises corruption. Although Eleanor assures him that there’s nothing corrupt about Hiram’s, John isn’t so sure. He doesn’t believe that Harding spends his money properly, and he’s determined to put things right. Trollope was also praised for the creation of Barsetshire, [32] with critics like Arthur Pollard writing “He has created a recognisable world". Similarly, Nathaniel Hawthorne claimed it was "as if some giant had hewn a great lump out of the earth and put it under a glass case, with all its inhabitants going about their daily business". [33] Contemporary reviewers like The Examiner (1858) also praised the realism of his fictitious world; "Trollope invites us, not to Barchester, but into Barsetshire". [30] However, while inspired by real English counties, Barsetshire was, as P. D. Edwards writes, "explicitly his own creature". [34] Andrew Wright saw this union of the real and imaginaryas being "conjured up out of an imagination that is at once fantastic and domestic". [21] Moreover, Arthur Pollard argues that setting these novels within "the clerical community" was "a brilliant choice" as it was "the central concern in the eyes of the nation". [4] The tranquil atmosphere of the cathedral town of Barchester is shattered when a scandal breaks concerning the financial affairs of a Church-run almshouse for elderly men. In the ensuing furore, Septimus Harding, the almshouse's well-meaning warden, finds himself pitted against his daughter's suitor Dr John Bold, a zealous local reformer. Matters are not improved when Harding's abrasive son-in law, Archdeacon Grantly, leaps into the fray to defend him against a campaign Bold begins in the national press. An affectionate and wittily satirical view of the workings of the Church of England, The Warden is also a subtle exploration of the rights and wrongs of moral crusades and, in its account of Harding's intensely felt personal drama, a moving depiction of the private impact of public affairs.