Barsetshire book 1 · 1855
The Warden
Mr Septimus Harding, the gentle warden of an almshouse for old men in Barchester, is accused by a young reformer of taking more than his fair share of the charity’s income.
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Book facts
- Author
- Anthony Trollope
- Series
- Barsetshire, book 1 of 6
- Published
- 1855
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Barchester, England
- Characters charted
- 3
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in The Warden
3 recurring or key characters from Anthony Trollope’s chart. Introduces Septimus Harding, Archdeacon Grantly and Eleanor Bold.
Lead 1
- Septimus HardingFirst appearanceGentle warden of Hiram's Hospital
Major 2
- Archdeacon GrantlyFirst appearanceHarding's forceful son-in-law
- Eleanor BoldFirst appearanceHarding's widowed daughter
Also featuring these characters
Other Anthony Trollope books that share the most characters with The Warden.
- Framley Parsonage1861 · Barsetshire · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Last Chronicle of Barset1867 · Barsetshire · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon