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The Warden, by Anthony Trollope
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Title: The Warden
Author: Anthony Trollope
Release Date: August, 1996 [eBook #619] This edition 11 released July 4, 2005
Language: English
Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1
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E-text prepared by Jo Churcher, Scarborough, Ontario, and revised by Joseph E. Loewenstein, M.D.
THE WARDEN
by
Anthony Trollope
CONTENTS
I. Hiram's Hospital II. The Barchester Reformer III. The Bishop of Barchester IV. Hiram's Bedesmen V. Dr Grantly Visits the Hospital VI. The Warden's Tea Party VII. The Jupiter VIII. Plumstead Episcopi IX. The Conference X. Tribulation XI. Iphigenia XII. Mr Bold's Visit to Plumstead XIII. The Warden's Decision XIV. Mount Olympus XV. Tom Towers, Dr Anticant, and Mr Sentiment XVI. A Long Day in London XVII. Sir Abraham Haphazard XVIII. The Warden Is Very Obstinate XIX. The Warden Resigns XX. Farewell XXI. Conclusion
Chapter I
HIRAM'S HOSPITAL
The Rev. Septimus Harding was, a few years since, a beneficed clergyman residing in the cathedral town of ----; let us call it Barchester. Were we to name Wells or Salisbury, Exeter, Hereford, or Gloucester, it might be presumed that something personal was intended; and as this tale will refer