I want to tell the world about the brilliant novel, The Warden, by Anthony Trollope, published in 1855, and one of six novels in his series Chronicles of Barsetshire.  The main character is the kind and honorable Rev. Harding, and he is the precentor of a cathedral in a small country town in west England. I found it refreshing to see how Harding thinks and acts when he is engaged in the fight of his life. His reputation is attacked and his right to be Warden of Hirams Hospital is threatened by a relentless reformer and an attack dog of a tabloid newspaper. Harding lives with his youngest daughter and enjoys a quiet and busy life helping people, doing many good works and caring for the 12 old men who have been given a comfortable retirement life at the Hospital, which was established for men who are poor and no longer able to work. There is a love interest for his daughter, an unyielding son-in-law who defends the church and Harding, plenty of subtle humor and a charming picture of the country life.