The Last Chronicle of Barset

Resumen del libro

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.

Biografía del autor

Oscurecido por otros escritores de la época victoriana como Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins o las hermanas Brontë, Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) fue sumamente popular y apreciado en su época y aguanta en pie de igualdad la comparación con cualquiera de ellos. En sus novelas, como en las de Jane Austen, se puede apreciar un penetrante conocimiento de su época y de las pasiones y resortes que mueven la naturaleza humana.