The Last Chronicle of Barset

Name: The Last Chronicle of Barset
Brand: Naxos
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Author: Anthony Trollope
ISBN: 9781843798910

Author: Anthony Trollope

Narrator: David Shaw-Parker

Unabridged: 34 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Naxos

Published: 03/02/2015

Categories: Fiction, Classic

Synopsis

In The Last Chronicle of Barset, Trollope concludes his saga of ecclesiastical life. At the heart of the novel is the plight of Josiah Crawley, a proud, impoverished clergyman who faces difficult legal circumstances. Caught amidst poverty, Josiah appears to have stolen a cheque and is forced to stand trial – despite the fact that he cannot remember the cheque’s origins. To make matters worse, his daughter Grace desperately seeks the approval of Archdeacon Grantly, whose son she intends to marry. The Last Chronicle of Barset is a joyful end to Trollope’s series of Barsetshire novels. Here Trollope skilfully weaves together plot threads and characters from earlier novels in the series and provides a fond farewell tour of his cherished diocese.

About Anthony Trollope

Anthony Trollope (1815 - 1882) was one of the most successful English novelists during the Victorian era. Among his best-known works is a series of novels collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, but he also wrote novels on political, social, and gender issues as well as other topical matters.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Katie on December 28, 2017

As expected, this was a triumph. I love Anthony Trollope, and I have loved the Barsetshire novels so much, that I almost worried this final book might not meet my expectations, or might tamper with the novels of the previous books in ways I wouldn't like. However, I should have trusted Trollope more......more

Goodreads review by Blaine on December 14, 2022

Done! The book and the entire Chronicles of Barsetshire. What can I say. Not a book for every reader and yet if you like Dickens, then Trollope is an easier read. But, my oh my are these guys wordy!! Close to 900 pages and could easily have been 300 pages left as Trollope loves to get sidetracked an......more

Goodreads review by Irena on November 24, 2024

What better way to celebrate The Last Chronicle of Barset than Barsetshire Limerick There once lived a novelist Anthony Trollope Whose numerous books takes a while to swallow: Such a good long Victorian yarn he span, With so many a damsel and clergyman, That many a reader got caught in their Trollope. I ad......more

Goodreads review by Melindam on November 05, 2021

I really love Anthony Trollope and I can forgive him almost anything except having to read about Lily Dale & Adolphous Crosbie again! :( Otherwise I love this book, even though Barchester Towers still remains my favourite book from the Barset series.......more

Goodreads review by Mara on November 13, 2023

A fitting ending to the series! We get all the threads from prior books gathered back up together & it's nice to see so many characters we know have their stories resolved (some happily, some less so). I'd say for the series as a whole, I preferred the first three books over the last three, but it's......more