{"product_id":"the-warden-9780812967043","title":"The Warden","description":"The first of Trollope's popular Barsetshire novels, set in the fictional cathedral town of Barchester, \u003ci\u003eThe Warden \u003c\/i\u003ecenters on the honorable cleric Septimus Harding, one of Trollope's most memorable characters. When Harding is accused of mismanaging church funds, his predicament lays bare the complexities of the Victorian world and of nineteenth-century provincial life. And, as Louis Auchincloss observes in his Introduction, \"The theme of \u003ci\u003eThe Warden\u003c\/i\u003e presents the kind of social problem that always fascinated Trollope: the inevitable clash of ancient privilege with modern social awareness.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLouis Auchincloss\u003c\/b\u003e has written more than fifty books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Rector of Justin\u003c\/i\u003e and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eManhattan Monologues\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50644524892434,"sku":"9780812967043","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ebc755de-2287-4583-8fec-50e60f473f77.jpg?v=1733112956","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-warden-9780812967043","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}