The Warden
The Warden, novel by Anthony Trollope, published in 1855. Trollope’s first literary success, The Warden was the initial work in a series of six books set in the fictional county of Barsetshire and known as the Barsetshire novels. The Rev. Septimus Harding, the conscientious warden of a charitable retirement home for men, resigns after being accused of making too much profit from the sinecure. Trollope continued Harding’s story in Barchester Towers (1857).
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Article Title:
The Warden
Website Name:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
31 January 2018
Access Date:
November 14, 2026