Many of its characters are familiar from the earlier Barsetshire novels, including the Rev. Finally, it is in The Last Chronicle that Bishop Proudie of Barsetshire and his domineering wife, introduced in Barchester Towers, achieve their fullest and most dramatic portrayal.(Summary by Nicholas Clifford)īoth Trollope and some of his later critics have considered The Last Chronicle to be his greatest novel. Central also is the trying courtship between Major Grantly and Grace Crawley, the clergyman's daughter, over the objections of the Major's parents, Archdeacon Grantly and his wife and the adventures of Johnny Eames, a protagonist of the Small House at Allington. Josiah Crawley, the impoverished curate of Hogglestock, whose alleged theft of £20, together with the efforts of many to clear up the mystery, lie here at the center. Includes Trollope's general introduction to the Chronicles of Barsetshire, Trollope's map of Barsetshire, and an invaluable Appendix on the Barsetshire novels and the Church.Both Trollope and some of his later critics have considered The Last Chronicle to be his greatest novel.
Includes helpful notes, a Biographical Preface and Chronology and an up-to-date bibliography.The introduction considers the novel's multifarious forms, comic, tragic, psychological and moral, and Trollope's skill in portraying relationships and a society with perspicuity and tolerance.The subtle portrayal of the novel's central character, the fanatically proud curate Josiah Crawley, reaches tragic proportions, and the threads of multiple sub-plots are brought together in a deeply satisfying and moving finale.Panoramic in scale, it is a fitting conclusion to the series, and a masterpiece of The final volume in the Chronicles of Barsetshire, The Last Chronicle is regarded by many as Trollope's greatest novel.
The last volume in the Barsetshire series, The Last Chronicle is a moving conclusion for its many familiar characters. Crawley's predicament divides the community between those who seek to help, and those who, like Mrs Proudie, are convinced of his guilt. The Reverend Josiah Crawley faces ruin and disgrace when he is accused of stealing a cheque.
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