Barchester Towers
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Barchester Towers

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Barchester Towers

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The beloved ecclesiastical satire—and enduring political novel—by one of the finest English authors of the nineteenth century.
Part social commentary, part high comedy, the second installment in the Chronicles of Barsetshire is one of Anthony Trollope's most beloved novels, and cemented the author's reputation as the preeminent chronicler of Victorian England.
 
When the well-regarded bishop of Barchester Cathedral unexpectedly passes away, the Evangelical Bishop Proudie—rather than the deceased bishop's son, Archdeacon Grantly—gains the episcopal see, enraging the rural English community. With the new bishop's meddlesome wife, Mrs. Proudie, unduly influencing church politics—including an unpopular veto of Septimus Harding's return to the role of warden of Hiram's Hospital—the stage is set for a low-stakes war within the confines of the tiny countryside church. And for his part, the hapless Harding, who served as the protagonist for The Warden, will once again finds an enemy vying for the hand of his now-widowed daughter, Eleanor.
 
Playing on timely doctrinal schisms between adherents of the High Church and Evangelicals, Trollope delightfully lampoons the prevailing ecclesiastical politics of his day. Barchester Towers is Trollope at his best, and its unique composition—fifty-three short but deliciously decadent chapters—makes for a truly pleasurable and engaging read.
 
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Information

Publisher
Open Road Media
Year
2016
eBook ISBN
9781504039666
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Classics
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. CHAPTER I: Who Will Be the New Bishop?
  4. CHAPTER II: Hiram’s Hospital According to Act of Parliament
  5. CHAPTER III: Dr. and Mrs. Proudie
  6. CHAPTER IV: The Bishop’s Chaplain
  7. CHAPTER V: A Morning Visit
  8. CHAPTER VI: War
  9. CHAPTER VII: The Dean and Chapter Take Counsel
  10. CHAPTER VIII: The Ex-Warden Rejoices in His Probable Return to the Hospital
  11. CHAPTER IX: The Stanhope Family
  12. CHAPTER X: Mrs. Proudie’s Reception—Commenced
  13. CHAPTER XI: Mrs. Proudie’s Reception—Concluded
  14. CHAPTER XII: Slope versus Harding
  15. CHAPTER XIII: The Rubbish Cart
  16. CHAPTER XIV: The New Champion
  17. CHAPTER XV: The Widow’s Suitors
  18. CHAPTER XVI: Baby Worship
  19. CHAPTER XVII: Who Shall Be Cock of the Walk?
  20. CHAPTER XVIII: The Widow’s Persecution
  21. CHAPTER XIX: Barchester by Moonlight
  22. CHAPTER XX: Mr. Arabin
  23. CHAPTER XXI: St. Ewold’s Parsonage
  24. CHAPTER XXII: The Thornes of Ullathorne
  25. CHAPTER XXIII: Mr. Arabin Reads Himself in at St. Ewold’s
  26. CHAPTER XXIV: Mr. Slope Manages Matters Very Cleverly at Puddingdale
  27. CHAPTER XXV: Fourteen Arguments in Favour of Mr. Quiverful’s Claims
  28. CHAPTER XXVI: Mrs. Proudie Wrestles and Gets a Fall
  29. CHAPTER XXVII: A Love Scene
  30. CHAPTER XXVIII: Mrs. Bold is Entertained by Dr. and Mrs. Grantly at Plumstead
  31. CHAPTER XXIX: A Serious Interview
  32. CHAPTER XXX: Another Love Scene
  33. CHAPTER XXXI: The Bishop’s Library
  34. CHAPTER XXXII: A New Candidate for Ecclesiastical Honours
  35. CHAPTER XXXIII: Mrs. Proudie Victrix
  36. CHAPTER XXXIV: Oxford—The Master and Tutor of Lazarus
  37. CHAPTER XXXV: Miss Thorne’s FĂȘte ChampĂȘtre
  38. CHAPTER XXXVI: Ullathorne Sports—Act I
  39. CHAPTER XXXVII: The Signora Neroni, the Countess De Courcy, and Mrs. Proudie Meet Each Other at Ullathorne
  40. CHAPTER XXXVIII: The Bishop Sits Down to Breakfast, and the Dean Dies
  41. CHAPTER XXXIX: The Lookalofts and the Greenacres
  42. CHAPTER XL: Ullathorne Sports—Act II
  43. CHAPTER XLI: Mrs. Bold Confides Her Sorrow to Her Friend Miss Stanhope
  44. CHAPTER XLII: Ullathorne Sports—Act III
  45. CHAPTER XLIII: Mr. and Mrs. Quiverful Are Made Happy. Mr. Slope is Encouraged by the Press
  46. CHAPTER XLIV: Mrs. Bold at Home
  47. CHAPTER XLV: The Stanhopes at Home
  48. CHAPTER XLVI: Mr. Slope’s Parting Interview with the Signora
  49. CHAPTER XLVII: The Dean Elect
  50. CHAPTER XLVIII: Miss Thorne Shows Her Talent at Match-Making
  51. CHAPTER XLIX: The Beelzebub Colt
  52. CHAPTER L: The Archdeacon Is Satisfied with the State of Affairs
  53. CHAPTER LI: Mr. Slope Bids Farewell to the Palace and Its Inhabitants
  54. CHAPTER LII: The New Dean Takes Possession of the Deanery, and the New Warden of the Hospital
  55. CHAPTER LIII: Conclusion
  56. Copyright