Project Gutenberg 1996-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 450 Trollope, Anthony 1815 1882 The Warden Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Warden E-text prepared by Jo Churcher, Scarborough, Ontario, and revised by Joseph E. Loewenstein, M.D. "The Warden" by Anthony Trollope is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story centers around Rev. Septimus Harding, who serves as the Warden of Hiram's Hospital, an almshouse established to support elderly wool-carders. The narrative unravels the complexities of church politics and social reform, set against the backdrop of the cathedral town of Barchester, where Harding's comfortable life is challenged by questions of justice and appropriateness surrounding charity and income. The opening of the novel introduces Mr. Harding, highlighting his modest background, his role as a popular clergyman, and the origins of Hiram's Hospital, which provides for twelve needy older men. As rumors begin to circulate about the fairness in the distribution of funds, Harding becomes embroiled in a moral dilemma spurred on by the ambitious reformer, John Bold. The narrative also hints at tensions with Harding's son-in-law, Dr. Grantly, who staunchly defends the church's interests. Overall, this early portion sets the stage for a conflict that explores themes of morality, social responsibility, and the clash between tradition and reform. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Satire Domestic fiction Clergy -- Fiction Barsetshire (England : Imaginary place) -- Fiction Almshouses -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 446799 2025-07-01T06:03:32.205633 text/html 448047 2021-01-01T09:46:35 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 164669 2021-01-01T09:46:35 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 229850 2025-07-01T06:03:38.652601 application/epub+zip 235648 2025-07-01T06:03:34.029632 application/epub+zip 235648 2025-07-01T06:03:32.894728 application/epub+zip 400858 2025-07-01T06:03:42.235562 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 384362 2025-07-01T06:03:37.961628 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 355643 2022-09-01T06:44:11.703725 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 427173 2025-07-01T06:03:31.494666 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 426940 2021-01-01T09:46:35 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 161149 2021-01-01T09:46:35 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 426950 2021-01-01T09:46:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 161123 2021-01-01T09:46:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21421 2025-07-01T06:03:42.361565 application/rdf+xml 11360 2025-07-01T06:03:33.400620 image/jpeg 3008 2025-07-01T06:03:33.153617 image/jpeg 226693 2025-07-01T06:03:32.240650 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia