Barchester Towers
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Trollope's comic masterpiece of plotting and backstabbing opens as the Bishop of Barchester lies on his deathbed. Soon a pitched battle breaks out over who will take power, involving, among others, the zealous reformer Dr Proudie, his fiendish wife and the unctuous schemer Obadiah Slope.Barchester Towersis one of the best-loved novels inTrollope's Chronicles of Barsetshireseries, which captured nineteenth-century provincial England with wit, worldly wisdom and an unparalleled gift for characterization. It is the second book in theChronicles of Barsetshire.
Chapters (57)
- BARCHESTER TOWERS
- ANTHONY TROLLOPE
- First published in 1857
- CONTENTS
- CHAPTER I Who Will Be the New Bishop?
- CHAPTER II Hiram's Hospital According to Act of Parliament
- CHAPTER III Dr. and Mrs. Proudie
- CHAPTER IV The Bishop's Chaplain
- CHAPTER V A Morning Visit
- CHAPTER VI War
- CHAPTER VII The Dean and Chapter Take Counsel
- CHAPTER VIII The Ex-Warden Rejoices in His Probable Return to the Hospital
- CHAPTER IX The Stanhope Family
- CHAPTER X Mrs. Proudie's Reception—Commenced
- CHAPTER XI Mrs. Proudie's Reception—Concluded
- CHAPTER XII Slope versus Harding
- CHAPTER XIII The Rubbish Cart
- CHAPTER XIV The New Champion
- CHAPTER XV The Widow's Suitors
- CHAPTER XVI Baby Worship
- CHAPTER XVII Who Shall Be Cock of the Walk?
- CHAPTER XVIII The Widow's Persecution
- CHAPTER XIX Barchester by Moonlight
- CHAPTER XX Mr. Arabin
- CHAPTER XXI St. Ewold's Parsonage
- CHAPTER XXII The Thornes of Ullathorne
- CHAPTER XXIII Mr. Arabin Reads Himself in at St. Ewold's
- CHAPTER XXIV Mr. Slope Manages Matters Very Cleverly at Puddingdale
- CHAPTER XXV Fourteen Arguments in Favour of Mr. Quiverful's Claims
- CHAPTER XXVI Mrs. Proudie Wrestles and Gets a Fall
- CHAPTER XXVII A Love Scene
- CHAPTER XXVIII Mrs. Bold is Entertained by Dr. and Mrs. Grantly at Plumstead
- CHAPTER XXIX A Serious Interview
- CHAPTER XXX Another Love Scene
- CHAPTER XXXI The Bishop's Library
- CHAPTER XXXII A New Candidate for Ecclesiastical Honours
- CHAPTER XXXIII Mrs. Proudie Victrix
- CHAPTER XXXIV Oxford—The Master and Tutor of Lazarus
- CHAPTER XXXV Miss Thorne's Fête Champêtre
- CHAPTER XXXVI Ullathorne Sports—Act I
- CHAPTER XXXVII The Signora Neroni, the Countess De Courcy, and Mrs. Proudie Meet Each Other at Ullathorne
- CHAPTER XXXVIII The Bishop Sits Down to Breakfast, and the Dean Dies
- CHAPTER XXXIX The Lookalofts and the Greenacres
- CHAPTER XL Ullathorne Sports—Act II
- CHAPTER XLI Mrs. Bold Confides Her Sorrow to Her Friend Miss Stanhope
- CHAPTER XLII Ullathorne Sports—Act III
- CHAPTER XLIII Mr. and Mrs. Quiverful Are Made Happy. Mr. Slope is Encouraged by the Press
- CHAPTER XLIV Mrs. Bold at Home
- CHAPTER XLV The Stanhopes at Home
- CHAPTER XLVI Mr. Slope's Parting Interview with the Signora
- CHAPTER XLVII The Dean Elect
- CHAPTER XLVIII Miss Thorne Shows Her Talent at Match-Making
- CHAPTER XLIX The Beelzebub Colt
- CHAPTER L The Archdeacon Is Satisfied with the State of Affairs
- CHAPTER LI Mr. Slope Bids Farewell to the Palace and Its Inhabitants
- CHAPTER LII The New Dean Takes Possession of the Deanery, and the New Warden of the Hospital
- CHAPTER LIII Conclusion
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