Book description
"He is so scandalously weak, and she is so radically vicious,
that they cannot but be wrong together. The very fact that such a
man should be a bishop among us is to me terribly strong evidence of
evil days coming"
When Reverend Josiah Crawley, the impoverished curate of
Hogglestock, is accused of theft it causes a public scandal, sending
shockwaves through the world of Barsetshire. The Crawleys desperately
try to remain dignified while they are shunned by society, but the
scandal threatens to tear them, and the community, apart.
Drawing on his own childhood experience of genteel poverty, Trollope
gives a painstakingly realistic depiction of the trials of a family
striving to maintain its standards at all costs. With its sensitive
portrayal of the proud and self-destructive figure of Crawley, this
final volume is the darkest and most complex of all the Barsetshire
novels.
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.
Anthony Trollope (1815-82) was one of the most widely enjoyed and
prolific novelists of the nineteenth century. His books include the
great Chronicles of Barsetshire, of which The Last Chronicle
of Barset is the final volume. Trollope worked for the Post
Office for much of his adult life where he was instrumental in the
creation of the red British pillar box.
The other five titles in the Chronicles of Barsetshire are
The Warden, Barchester Towers, Dr Thorne,
Framley Parsonage and The Small House at Allington,
all of which are published in the Penguin English Library.
