The Last Chronicle of Barset

A deeply impoverished clergyman, the Reverend Josiah Crowley, Perpetual Curate of Hogglestock, is unfairly accused of stealing a cheque. This accusation of theft resonates upon his family, in particular his daughter Grace whose marriage prospects are compromised. Much of Barsetshire is consumed with gossip and speculation before Crowley's perfect innocence is revealed and his reputation restored.