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The Warden

- Barsetshire Novel

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The Warden concerns Mr Septimus Harding, the meek, elderly warden of Hiram''s Hospital and precentor of Barchester Cathedral, in the fictional county of Barsetshire. Hiram''s Hospital is an almshouse supported by a medieval charitable bequest to the Diocese of Barchester. Mr Harding was appointed to this position through the patronage of his old friend the Bishop of Barchester, who is also the father of Archdeacon Grantly to whom Harding''s older daughter, Susan, is married. The warden, who lives with his remaining child, an unmarried younger daughter Eleanor, performs his duties conscientiously. The story concerns the impact upon Harding and his circle when a zealous young reformer, John Bold, launches a campaign to expose the disparity in the apportionment of the charity''s income between its object, the bedesmen, and its officer, Mr Harding.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9788027307951
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 116
  • Udgivet:
  • 30. december 2020
  • Størrelse:
  • 152x229x6 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 163 g.
Leveringstid: 8-11 hverdage
Forventet levering: 16. december 2024
Forlænget returret til d. 31. januar 2025

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The Warden concerns Mr Septimus Harding, the meek, elderly warden of Hiram''s Hospital and precentor of Barchester Cathedral, in the fictional county of Barsetshire. Hiram''s Hospital is an almshouse supported by a medieval charitable bequest to the Diocese of Barchester. Mr Harding was appointed to this position through the patronage of his old friend the Bishop of Barchester, who is also the father of Archdeacon Grantly to whom Harding''s older daughter, Susan, is married. The warden, who lives with his remaining child, an unmarried younger daughter Eleanor, performs his duties conscientiously. The story concerns the impact upon Harding and his circle when a zealous young reformer, John Bold, launches a campaign to expose the disparity in the apportionment of the charity''s income between its object, the bedesmen, and its officer, Mr Harding.

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