Anthony Trollope

One of the most celebrated and prolific authors of the Victorian era, Anthony Trollope (1815–82) was also an enthusiastic traveller. This two-volume work recounts his two-year journey across Britain's colonies in the Antipodes. First published in 1873, it celebrates the success of British colonisation, but also considers with pragmatic foresight the inevitable unification of the Australian territories and their desire for greater independence. Volume 1 covers Trollope's travels through Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. Each section addresses the history and governance of the relevant state, assessing also the current condition of the region's institutions, people and resources. In the process, Trollope informs his reader about everything from the temperament of Aboriginal Australians to the troubles of travelling by steamboat. North America (1862), his account of the continent during the American Civil War, and his An Autobiography (1883) are also reissued in this series.

Den hederlige och försynte herr Harding är före­ståndare för ett fattighus i västra England. Men förändringens vindar blåser över 1800-talets Europa. Med den liberala pressen i ryggen inleder reformivraren John Bold en granskning av fattighusets affärer och tycker sig upptäcka att föreståndaren skor sig på de fattigas bekostnad. När kyrkans företrädare går till motattack hamnar herr Harding i en besvärlig knipa. Ska han vara lojal mot kyrkan eller följa sitt samvete och erkänna att reformivrarna kanske har rätt? Att hans dotter Eleanor dessutom råkar vara förälskad i John Bold, gör inte saken lättare Föreståndaren, eller The Warden, som boken heter i original, gavs ut första gången 1855 och hör till de verkliga klassikerna i den brittiska litteraturen. Boken utkom senast på svenska 1860, men föreligger här i nyöversättning av Hans Kumlien och Staffan Vahlquist.

The first book in Anthony Trollope's funny, warm, well-loved Barchester Chronicles--perfect for Austen fans The tranquil atmosphere of the cathedral town of Barchester is shattered when a scandal breaks concerning the financial affairs of a church-run almshouse for elderly men. In the ensuing furor, Septimus Harding, the almshouse's well-meaning warden, finds himself pitted against his daughter's suitor Dr. John Bold, a zealous local reformer. Matters are not improved when Harding's abrasive son-in-law, Archdeacon Grantly, leaps into the fray to defend him against a campaign Bold begins in the national press. An affectionate and wittily satirical view of the workings of the Church of England, this novel is also a subtle exploration of the rights and wrongs of moral crusades and, in its account of Harding's intensely felt personal drama, a moving depiction of the private impact of public affairs.