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The Last Chronicle of Barset The Chronicles of Barsetshire (Oxford World's Classics)
Anthony Trollope
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Description for The Last Chronicle of Barset The Chronicles of Barsetshire (Oxford World's Classics)
paperback. The Reverend Josiah Crawley faces ruin and disgrace when he is accused of stealing a cheque. Crawley's predicament divides the community between those who seek to help, and those who, like Mrs Proudie, are convinced of his guilt. The last volume in the Barsetshire series, The Last Chronicle is a moving conclusion for its many familiar characters. Editor(s): Small, Helen. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 816 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 3JH; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 556.
'All Hogglestock believed their parson to be innocent; but then all Hogglestock believed him to be mad.' Josiah Crawley lives with his family in the parish of Hogglestock, East Barsetshire, where he is perpetual curate. Impoverished like his parishioners, Crawley is hard-working and respected but he is an unhappy, disappointed man, ill-suited to cope when calamity strikes. 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. Crawley's predicament divides the community into those who seek to help him ... Read more
'All Hogglestock believed their parson to be innocent; but then all Hogglestock believed him to be mad.' Josiah Crawley lives with his family in the parish of Hogglestock, East Barsetshire, where he is perpetual curate. Impoverished like his parishioners, Crawley is hard-working and respected but he is an unhappy, disappointed man, ill-suited to cope when calamity strikes. 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. Crawley's predicament divides the community into those who seek to help him ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Condition
New
Series
Oxford World's Classics
Number of Pages
816
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199675999
SKU
9780199675999
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About Anthony Trollope
Helen Small has edited Trollope's Eustace Diamonds for Oxford World's Classics, as well as Wuthering Heights and George Eliot's The Lifted Veil. She is the author of The Long Life (2007), winner of the Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism (2008) and the Rose Mary Crawshay Prize from the British Academy (2008). Her most recent work is The Value of ... Read more
Reviews for The Last Chronicle of Barset The Chronicles of Barsetshire (Oxford World's Classics)
Helen Small makes the novel's dual focus on country and city her explicit theme, delivering a spaital analysis that complements the on Sophie Gilmartin offered in her 2002 Penguin edition of the novel.
Matthew Ingleby, The Times Literary Supplement
A fine new Oxford World's Classics edition, building on that prestigious list's long history of including the author.
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Matthew Ingleby, The Times Literary Supplement
A fine new Oxford World's Classics edition, building on that prestigious list's long history of including the author.
... Read more