Barchester Towers
(Libby/OverDrive eBook)
Author
Contributors
Trollope, Anthony Author
Series
Published
Duke Classics , 2012.
Status
Available from Libby/OverDrive
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Description
The second novel of Anthony Trollope’s brilliant Barsetshire series, presented here in a gorgeous hardcover edition.Anthony Trollope was well aware that the seemingly parochial power struggles that determine the action of Barchester Towers—struggles whose comic possibilities he exploits to hilarious effect—actually went to the heart of mid-Victorian English society, and had, in other times and other guises, led to civil war and constitutional upheaval. That awareness heightens the comedy and intensifies the drama in this magnificent novel, and it transforms the story of a fight for ascendency among the clergy and dependents of a great English cathedral into something fundamental and universal.Everyman's Library pursues the highest production standards, printing on acid-free cream-colored paper, with full-cloth cases with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, silk ribbon markers, European-style half-round spines, and a full-color illustrated jacket. Everyman’s Library Classics include an introduction, a select bibliography, and a chronology of the author's life and times.
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These witty, character-driven series feature wry English comedies of manners involving gossipy small-town locals, political intrigue, and rigid social mores. The witty dialogue, rich casts of quirky characters, and lushly detailed period settings will delight Anglophiles seeking sophisticated melodrama. -- Derek Keyser
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Trollope, A. (2012). Barchester Towers . Duke Classics.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Trollope, Anthony. 2012. Barchester Towers. Duke Classics.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Trollope, Anthony. Barchester Towers Duke Classics, 2012.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Trollope, A. (2012). Barchester towers. Duke Classics.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Trollope, Anthony. Barchester Towers Duke Classics, 2012.
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