Everyman Barchester Towers Троллоп Энтони

After the death of old Dr Grantly, a bitter struggle begins over who will succeed him as Bishop of Barchester. And when the decision is finally made to appoint the evangelical Dr Proudie, rather than the son of the old bishop, Archdeacon Grantly, resentment and suspicion threaten to cause deep divisions within the diocese. Trollope's masterly depiction of the plotting and back-stabbing that ensues lies at the heart of one of the most vivid and comic of his Barsetshire novels, peopled by such very different figures as the saintly Warden of Hiram's Hospital, Septimus Harding, the ineffectual but well-meaning new bishop and his terrifying wife, and the oily chaplain Mr Slope who has designs on Mr Harding's daughter

The sublime city of Venice has long offered inspiration to the world’s storytellers. This anthology gathers an array of dazzling stories with Venetian settings, including Daphne Du Maurier’s haunting 'Don’t Look Now', Anthony Trollope’s wartime romance 'The Last Austrian Who Left Venice' and Vernon Lee’s spine-chilling 'A Wicked Voice', together with scenes from Proust's In Search of Lost Time and from The Wings of the Dove, Henry James’s tale of passion and betrayal in a Venetian palazzo. The Venetian adventurer and diarist Giacomo Casanova describes his escape from the Doge’s prison in his amazing Memoirs, and there are enthralling contributions from Camillo Boito, Baron Corvo and Jeannette Winterson.In its multi-faceted portrait of La Serenissima,Venice Stories showcases a line-up of literary classics worthy of the magnificent city they celebrate

Лорда Силвербриджа только что уволили из Оксфорда, его брат Джеральд - бездельник, оба они постоянно в долгах и в беде; и даже их сестра, разумная и энергичная леди Мэри Паллисер, полна решимости выйти замуж за нищего Фрэнка Тригира. Дела идут все хуже и хуже, когда Силвербридж входит в парламент и влюбляется в первую запоминающуюся американскую девушку в британской художественной литературе, Изабель Бонкассен, очаровательную наследницу без акцента, но с явно нежелательным прошлым. Осажденный отец Плантагенет Паллисер (ныне герцог Омниумский), далекая и внушающая благоговейный трепет фигура для своих детей, наконец-то приходит в соприкосновение со своими отцовскими эмоциями и учится принимать неизбежные перемены в своей личной жизни, в то время как сами молодые люди взрослеют

Энтони Троллоп (1815-1882) принадлежит к числу великих викторианских писателей, а его книги - лучшие образцы из произведений английских авторов. "Троллоп убивает меня своим мастерством", - писал о нем в дневнике Лев Толстой • Троллоп, по его словам, стремился показать "христианскую добродетель и христианское ханжество", выставить на суд общества и высмеять все тайные помыслы, эгоизм во всех его проявлениях. Воспринимать окружающий мир только как часть своих интересов, возможно ли это? Эта тема как никогда актуальна и сегодня • "Барчестерские башни" - один из романов, принадлежащих к большому циклу "Барсетширских хроник", по нему был снят популярнейший британский телесериал с участием Алана Рикмана, Дональда Плезенса и других звезд

Anthony Trollope's The Warden is the first of his well-loved Chronicles of Barsetshire, edited with an introduction and notes by Robin Gilmour in Penguin Classics • 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 furore, 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, The Warden 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

Сын обанкротившегося землевладельца, Фрэнк Грэшем намерен жениться на своей возлюбленной Мэри Торн, несмотря на ее незаконнорожденность и бедность. Однако амбициозная мать и надменная тетя Фрэнка настроены против этого брака и подталкивают его спасти заложенное имущество семьи, удачно женившись на богатой наследнице. Только любящий дядя Мэри, доктор Торн, знает тайну ее рождения и состояние, которое она унаследует, что изменит отношение к ней семьи Фрэнка, но принципиальный доктор считает, что они должны принять ее, не зная о ее богатстве. Роман "Доктор Торн" - красноречивое исследование взаимоотношений между обществом, деньгами и моралью, - неизменно популярен благодаря нежному изображению Энтони Троллопом сельской английской жизни и обманчиво простому изображению человеческой натуры

"Phineas Redux" - четвёртый "роман о Плантагенете Паллисьере", в котором Энтони Троллоп рассказывает о возвращении Финеаса Финна в опасный мир Вестминстерской политики. Оппонента Финеаса убивают, и он попадает сначала под подозрение, а затем на скамью подсудимых. Ситуацию осложняет присутствие в его жизни двух женщин: леди Лоры, его былой любви, отделившийся от которой супруг хочет разрушить репутацию Финеса, и мадам Макс, богатой и загадочной вдовы • По циклу был снят сериал "Паллисеры" • Книга на английском языке • In the fourth of the 'Palliser' stories, Trollope follows Phineas Finn's return to the dangerous world of Westminster politics. When his political rival is murdered, Phineas is thrown under suspicion and eventually finds himself standing trial at the Old Bailey

The Penguin English Library Edition of The Warden by Anthony Trollope • 'It was so hard that the pleasant waters of his little stream should be disturbed and muddied ... that his quiet paths should be made a battlefield: that the unobtrusive corner of the world which been allotted to him ... made miserable and unsound' • Trollope's witty, satirical story of a quiet cathedral town shaken by scandal - as the traditional values of Septimus Harding are attacked by zealous reformers and ruthless newspapers - is a drama of conscience that pits individual integrity against worldly ambition. In The Warden Anthony Trollope brought the fictional county of Barsetshire to life, peopled by a cast of brilliantly realised characters that have made him among the supreme chroniclers of the minutiae of Victorian England

Trollope's comic masterpiece of plotting and backstabbing opens as the Bishop of Barchester lies on his deathbed. Soon a pitched battle breaks out over who will take power, involving, among others, the zealous reformer Dr Proudie, his fiendish wife and the unctuous schemer Obadiah Slope. "Barchester Towers" is one of the best-loved novels in Trollope's "Chronicles of Barsetshire" series, which captured nineteenth-century provincial England with wit, worldly wisdom and an unparalleled gift for characterization

The first book in Anthony Trollope's Barchester Chronicles is a moving, insightful exploration of moral dilemmas fought in public and private • Mr Harding is a good man, the warden to an alms house which provides a peaceful home to twelve old men. The young and zealous John Bold is also a good man, but he believes he sees in Harding's comfortable existence an injustice which must be exposed. The law, the church and the self-righteous national press all have their say in the scandal that ensues, causing a crisis in the hearts and minds of many in the quiet country town of Barchester • ‘An affecting and delicate short novel’ Guardian

Doctor Thorne was considered by Trollope to be the best of his works – a profound examination of the relationship between money and love, as it shifts away from the city of Barchester to a more rural setting • Frank Gresham is bankrupt and in love. Unfortunately, the woman he loves, Mary Thorne, is illegitimate and broke. Frank's overbearing mother is against the match, insisting that Frank marry a wealthy heiress. Meanwhile, Doctor Thorne, Mary's uncle, knows a secret that could change everything - Mary is about to inherit a considerable fortune. But he wants the young lovers to make their decision unburdened by the knowledge. Will Frank succumb to family pressure, or go with his heart?

When the peaceful atmosphere of Barchester is destroyed by a scandal concerning the financial affairs of an almshouse, Septimus Harding, the kindly but unworldly warden who is responsible for the care of the establishment's twelve elderly residents, finds himself in conflict with his daughter's suitor, the zealous reformer John Bold, who unwittingly unleashes the full might of the press against his prospective father-in-law • The first in the Chronicles of Barsetshire series, The Warden is both a humorous satire on the Church of England and a poignant insight into the manner in which public matters can affect private lives • This edition contains extensive annotations and extra material