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The Warden

Anthony Trollope · 1855

Anthony Trollope's 1855 novel follows Rev. Septimus Harding, warden of an almshouse in the fictional cathedral town of Barchester, whose comfortable sinecure is questioned when a young reformer challenges how the charity's income is divided between the warden and the old men in his care.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

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