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The Last Chronicle of Barset (“TLCoB”), as its name implies, is the final volume in Trollope’s six-volume Chronicles of Barsetshire series. The books were not written to be read as a series like Harry Potter, but, rather, as windows into the lives of various residents who live in the fictional county of Barset, England. The books are interconnected. The fifth book, The Small House at Allington (“TSHaA”), is in large part carried into this sixth volume. Incidental characters in one book become leading characters in other books.

I criticized TSHaA for lacking any real action other than marriage prospects of all the characters and the obstacles they faced in consummating their union. TLCoB mined this vein in detail (or not as is the case of one singular character who decides to become an old maid). Ironically, it is her love life that receives the most attention of all!

The plot and sub-plots are equally thin in TLCoB. The main plot involves a cleric of stealing a 20-pound note. That’s it; that’s the driving force of the 700-page plus novel. Did he or didn’t he steal 20 pounds? There’s plenty of love stories and romance going on here, too. The story of the 20-pound note is just the leading plot intertwined with more marriage-related plots, of which there are several.

The book serves as another example of the novel of manners, defined as a “work of fiction that re-creates a social world, conveying with finely detailed observation the customs, values, and mores of a highly developed and complex society. The conventions of the society dominate the story, and characters are differentiated by the degree to which they measure up to the uniform standard, or ideal, of behaviour or fall below it.”

But to say that TLCoB is a novel of manners is not to dismiss it, but, rather, to help the reader understand what s/he is getting into. To dismiss TLCoB as no more than a novel of manners *would* be unfair because Trollope’s novel goes beyond the conventions of the novel of manners. In particular, Trollope explores the psychologies of his characters in great depth. Some of the passages in TLCoB are the best he has written.

TLCoB is thematically rich; it invites a wealth of reader responses. However, the novel is particularly susceptible to a charge of melodrama. There’s a great deal of fuss over little substance. Perhaps this was Trollope’s way of injecting verisimilitude into his novel: the piling on of detail and description. I know it’s foolhardy to criticize a Victorian novel for adopting a characteristic Victorian style, but it is an especially obvious feature of this book and ends up detracting from the text’s effectiveness as a story.

Even though there are appearances of the poor and middle class in TLCoB, the book, like all of the books in this series, primarily focus on the upper echelons of society; this includes the numerous ecclesiastical characters. Trollope evidently delighted in ecclesiastical intrigue which is a key element of this book. But TLCoB is fiction, as the annoyingly intrusive narrator keeps reminding us.

Trollope reportedly stated that TLCoB was his favorite novel. The joy of the author shines through every seam of the book. Quite possibly my second favorite in the series after Doctor Thorne, although at times I became impatient with the narrative flow. It is nonetheless a masterful work written by a master of his art at the peak of his powers.


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The Last Chronicle of Barset Penguin Classics Anthony Trollope Sophie Gilmartin 9780140437522 Books Reviews

The Last Chronicle of Barset,the final book in the Barsetshire series, is among the best novels Anthony Trollope ever wrote, and that is saying something special, for Trollope is, in my opinion, one of the finest English novelists. The Last Chronicle of Barset brings together many of the characters introduced to the reader in the first five novels of the series; we are happy to see our old friends back in action one last time.

Septimus Harding, the Warden in the first novel of that name in the series, makes his final, quiet appearance. He is a good and loving man, a model clergyman, and a friend, even to his adversaries. His son-in-law, Archdeacon Grantly, takes center stage again. We remember him well from his central role in battling the new Bishop of Barchester in Barchester Towers, the second and most famous book in the series -- not as good, I think, as the novel being reviewed here. Now the archdeacon is angry with his son Henry over Henry's choice of bride, the lovely Grace, daughter of the main character in the story, the reverend Josiah Crawley, who is accused of stealing a check made out for twenty pounds. The mystery of how Mr. Crawley got the money begins the final novel and is not resolved until the end of the book. One of Trollope's most famous villain's, the Bishop of Barchester's wife, Mrs. Proudie, takes a great interest in Mr. Crawley's case, much to the dismay of her long suffering husband. We have watched Mrs. Proudie cause trouble and vexation since she was introduced to us in Barchester Towers.

Many more of our friends from past novels in the series make their entrances and exits as loose ends from previous stories finally get resolved. For example, Johnny Eames and Lily Dale, two of the main characters in The Small House at Allington, my least favorite novel in the series, at last come to a final decision concerning their relationship.

The reader of this review may be wondering if it is necessary to read all the books in the Barsetshire Novels to get full value, enjoyment, and appreciation of Trollope's final story. I don't think so, not that I don't recommend reading the first five books of the series. Trollope is careful to include enough information for the reader to make sense of the various plot lines drawn from the previous stories.

The Last Chronicle of Barset is a wonderful book, almost certain to delight lovers of classic English literature. It is Trollope at the height of his powers. He is a reader's best friend; that is the highest recommendation I can give for him.

One last comment I read the Folio edition of this novel, which I recommend. This version includes many fine drawings carefully placed throughout the text; I think most readers will enjoy this complement to the story.
"The Last Chronice of Barset" was my introduction to Anthony Trollope and I can so for sure, speaking of this book alone, that my time was not wasted. The story follows a one Mr. Crawley, who is put in quite a precarious position, and whose positions affects many others in the story line. Though, Mr. Crawley is an obstinate man (as some of the chapter titles even suggest), you can't help but want to side with him and though this book is over 800 pages in length, it is one that I hardly put down a day from cover to cover.

The story is compelling, the writing is interesting, the characters are descriptive... this is definitely one of the best novels I have ever read. I generally, prefer only old novels (pre-1950's 20th century/19th century) and sci-fi novels, so I may be a little biased. But for someone that is a lover of Proust, this book satisfied all of my needs and I have already checked out another book in the series to continuing my Trollope readings.

I did not feel out of place starting with the last book in the series. The story in this book alone was so compelling that I didn't feel like I had missed out by not reading the previous book and though a couple characters I wanted to know more about, there are over 800 pages in this book, so you come to know the characters provided quite well..

Finally, as I mentioned, I am a lover of Proust and I find this book to be very Proustian in it's description of society and community interactions. Trollope doesn't dare go as deep or is not, I dare say, quite as egocentric as Proust is but he offers a lovely little portrait of a community in 19th century England whose descriptions, I think, will be loved by Proustians, as I am one myself.
The Last Chronicle of Barset (“TLCoB”), as its name implies, is the final volume in Trollope’s six-volume Chronicles of Barsetshire series. The books were not written to be read as a series like Harry Potter, but, rather, as windows into the lives of various residents who live in the fictional county of Barset, England. The books are interconnected. The fifth book, The Small House at Allington (“TSHaA”), is in large part carried into this sixth volume. Incidental characters in one book become leading characters in other books.

I criticized TSHaA for lacking any real action other than marriage prospects of all the characters and the obstacles they faced in consummating their union. TLCoB mined this vein in detail (or not as is the case of one singular character who decides to become an old maid). Ironically, it is her love life that receives the most attention of all!

The plot and sub-plots are equally thin in TLCoB. The main plot involves a cleric of stealing a 20-pound note. That’s it; that’s the driving force of the 700-page plus novel. Did he or didn’t he steal 20 pounds? There’s plenty of love stories and romance going on here, too. The story of the 20-pound note is just the leading plot intertwined with more marriage-related plots, of which there are several.

The book serves as another example of the novel of manners, defined as a “work of fiction that re-creates a social world, conveying with finely detailed observation the customs, values, and mores of a highly developed and complex society. The conventions of the society dominate the story, and characters are differentiated by the degree to which they measure up to the uniform standard, or ideal, of behaviour or fall below it.”

But to say that TLCoB is a novel of manners is not to dismiss it, but, rather, to help the reader understand what s/he is getting into. To dismiss TLCoB as no more than a novel of manners *would* be unfair because Trollope’s novel goes beyond the conventions of the novel of manners. In particular, Trollope explores the psychologies of his characters in great depth. Some of the passages in TLCoB are the best he has written.

TLCoB is thematically rich; it invites a wealth of reader responses. However, the novel is particularly susceptible to a charge of melodrama. There’s a great deal of fuss over little substance. Perhaps this was Trollope’s way of injecting verisimilitude into his novel the piling on of detail and description. I know it’s foolhardy to criticize a Victorian novel for adopting a characteristic Victorian style, but it is an especially obvious feature of this book and ends up detracting from the text’s effectiveness as a story.

Even though there are appearances of the poor and middle class in TLCoB, the book, like all of the books in this series, primarily focus on the upper echelons of society; this includes the numerous ecclesiastical characters. Trollope evidently delighted in ecclesiastical intrigue which is a key element of this book. But TLCoB is fiction, as the annoyingly intrusive narrator keeps reminding us.

Trollope reportedly stated that TLCoB was his favorite novel. The joy of the author shines through every seam of the book. Quite possibly my second favorite in the series after Doctor Thorne, although at times I became impatient with the narrative flow. It is nonetheless a masterful work written by a master of his art at the peak of his powers.