The Last Chronicle of Barset

First published in 1867, this concluding Barsetshire novel centres on the Reverend Josiah Crawley, perpetual curate of Hogglestock, who is accused of stealing a cheque for twenty pounds. His poverty, pride, and uncertain memory of how the paper came to him divide the county, from the Grantlys and Arabin household to Mrs Proudie in the palace. Parallel strands follow Johnny Eames's last pursuit of Lily Dale and a London painter's entanglement with a City family. Clerical inquiry, a trial, and the pressure of gossip carry the plot. The book is a provincial novel of debt, reputation, and church politics, not a detective story.

Quarter dark red series binding, red paper boards with the border in dark red. Map endleaves. Dark red slipcase.