the last chronicle of barset by anthony trollope

At times I couldn't sleep for thinking about the book, and I'm pretty good at sleeping. All the great characters return- Mrs Proudie, Archdeacon Grantly, Miss Dunstable and even the odd mention of Miss Thorne of Ullathorne. Lily Dale? Why? Give me Clara van Siever any day.īut more importantly, when read at the end of the Barsetshire sequence, this is simply a masterpiece.

Chalk this up as yet another novel in which I don't see anything appealing about the perfectly appealing woman (for other examples see Anna Karenina, The Age of Innocence etc.). She's meant to be Trollope's greatest heroine and so forth. Apparently everyone loved and loves Lily Dale, and really wanted her to end up with Jonny Eames.

Otherwise, the 'plot', such as it is, of Allington is continued. The main plot is easily the most interesting- it gives Trollope the chance to actually introduce us to some poor people who aren't servants, and it's incredibly refreshing to follow Mr Crawley into the homes of the poor brick-makers. This is the most 'Victorian' of them, I think multiple plot-lines that don't really rely on each other in any concrete way, but all centred around the problems of love and property.

Not the best of the Barsetshire novels as a stand alone, but definitely up there. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices. Readers will delight in visiting Barsetshire’s cathedral and hamlets one last time. The author ties together many of the loose threads from the series, turning an attentive eye to some of the Chronicles’ most beloved-and most loathed-characters. The final masterwork in a groundbreaking saga that did much to elevate the status of the English novel, The Last Chronicle of Barset is one of the most beloved novels in the Barsetshire treasury, as well as Trollope’s personal favorite. Grace must overcome the objections raised by Grantly’s family and win their favor while her father stands accused. Josiah Crawley, the perpetual curate of Hogglestock, is accused of stealing a check, the allegation hinders the romantic aspirations of his daughter, Grace, who hopes to marry the archdeacon’s widowed son, Maj. The final installment of the Chronicles of Barsetshire provides a fitting close to the delightful tales author Anthony Trollope developed over the course of six unforgettable and influential novels. A clergyman’s daughter falls in love with a member of high society while her father stands accused of a terrible crime in this classic Victorian novel.

The last chronicle of barset by anthony trollope