The Warden (Chronicles of Barsetshire)

Book 1 of Anthony Trollope's popular "Chronicles of Barsetshire" series. In "The Warden", a crusading young physician seeks to expose corruption in the operation of an old age home by the facility's administrator, the respected Rev. Septimus Harding. Unfortunately, the young doctor fancy's Harding's daughter. Trollope's "Chronicles of Barsetshire" has been prized by readers for its entertaining exploration of the fictional English county of Barsetshire and its cathedral town of Barchester. Trollope describes the lives, comings, and goings of Barsetshire's inhabitants and clergy, as well as their social, political, and romantic machinations. The six volumes of the Chronicles of Barsetshire include: The Warden, Barchester Towers, Doctor Thorne, Framley Parsonage, The Small House at Allington, and The Last Chronicle of Barset.