Written as a sequel to "The Warden," this is the second book of the Barsetshire novels. Described as humorous, this wonderful novel that interweaves power, love, greed, and deceit in Barchester.
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Written as a sequel to "The Warden," this is the second book of the Barsetshire novels. Described as humorous, this wonderful novel that interweaves power, love, greed, and deceit in Barchester.
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Add this copy of Barchester Towers to cart. $8.00, very good condition, Sold by ZENO'S rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Francisco, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1970 by Signet Classics.
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New York. 1963. July 1963. Signet/New American Library. 1st Signet Classic Paperback Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 0451501780. Afterword By Robert Daniel. 536 pages. paperback. CP178. Cover: Tsao. keywords: Signet Classic Paperback Literature England 19th Century. FROM THE PUBLISHER-Who is to rule the diocese of Barchester? This is the burning question that shapes Anthony Trollope's comic masterpiece-fanning the flames of ambition, and invading the once peaceful air of a cathedral town with the spirits of cunning, malice, greed. When the redoubtable Mrs. Proudie and the indomitable Mr. Slope meet the unflinching opposition of the forces of Archdeacon Grantly, the spiritual terrain is transformed into a theater of war. Social calls become skirmishes. Parties are arranged like pitched battles. And not even the most innocent can escape the intricate net of stratagem that Trollope weaves in this satiric revelation of mid-Victorian manners and morality. Justly famous for its incisive characterizations and acute social delineation, BARCHESTER TOWERS offers an engrossing re-creation of a captivating age. Robert W. Daniel calls this work 'a masterpiece in the grand tradition of English comedy. ' George Saintsbury judged it 'emphatically its author's best novel, ' and Sir Hugh Walpole commented, ' 'There is in BARCHESTER TOWERS, I swear, not a dull moment. ' inventory #31513.
My wife is reading Trollope's "Chronicles of Barsetshire" series, and Barchester Towers is the second of six. (These Barsetshire novels are regarded as his masterpiece, and she is already enthralled with the characters.) I'm more of a history buff, and rarely read novels, but these are excellent, as is his "Palliser" series (Phineas Finn, Phineas Redux, etc.)