Barchester Towers

The author was well aware that the seemingly parochial power struggles that determine the action of Barchester Towers actually went to the heart of mid-Victorian English society, and had, in other times and other guises, led to civil war and constitutional upheaval. In this novel, this awareness heightens the comedy and intensifies the drama.

Autorul era foarte constient de faptul ca luptele aparent parohiale pentru putere care determina actiunea Turnurilor Barchester au mers de fapt in inima societatii engleze de la mijlocul victorianului si, in alte vremuri si alte forme, au dus la razboi civil si revolte constitutionale. In acest roman, aceasta constientizare sporeste comedia si intensifica drama.