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Trollope’s comic cathedral-town novel of church politics, ambition, courtship, and social maneuvering.

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Barchester Towers

“Barchester Towers” returns to the clerical world of Barsetshire, where bishops, chaplains, widows, reformers, and old families collide. Trollope’s social comedy turns church administration into a lively portrait of power, manners, and marriage.

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I. Who Will Be the New Bishop? II. Hiram's Hospital According to Act of Parliament III. Dr. and Mrs. Proudie IV. The Bishop's Chaplain V. A Morning Visit VI. War VII. The Dean and Chapter Take Counsel VIII. The Ex-Warden Rejoices in His Probable Return to the Hospital IX. The Stanhope Family X. Mrs. Proudie's Reception--Commenced XI. Mrs. Proudie's Reception--Concluded XII. Slope versus Harding XIII. The Rubbish Cart XIV. The New Champion XV. The Widow's Suitors XVI. Baby Worship XVII. Who Shall Be Cock of the Walk? XVIII. The Widow's Persecution XIX. Barchester by Moonlight XX. Mr. Arabin XXI. St. Ewold's Parsonage XXII. The Thornes of Ullathorne XXIII. Mr. Arabin Reads Himself in at St. Ewold's XXIV. Mr. Slope Manages Matters Very Cleverly at Puddingdale XXV. Fourteen Arguments in Favour of Mr. Quiverful's Claims XXVI. Mrs. Proudie Wrestles and Gets a Fall XXVII. A Love Scene XXVIII. Mrs. Bold is Entertained by Dr. and Mrs. Grantly at Plumstead XXIX. A Serious Interview XXX. Another Love Scene XXXI. The Bishop's Library XXXII. A New Candidate for Ecclesiastical Honours XXXIII. Mrs. Proudie Victrix XXXIV. Oxford--The Master and Tutor of Lazarus XXXV. Miss Thorne's Fête Champêtre XXXVI. Ullathorne Sports--Act I. XXXVII. The Signora Neroni, the Countess De Courcy, and Mrs. Proudie Meet Each Other at Ullathorne XXXVIII. The Bishop Sits Down to Breakfast, and the Dean Dies XXXIX. The Lookalofts and the Greenacres XL. Ullathorne Sports--Act II. XLI. Mrs. Bold Confides Her Sorrow to Her Friend Miss Stanhope XLII. Ullathorne Sports--Act III. XLIII. Mr. and Mrs. Quiverful Are Made Happy. Mr. Slope Is Encouraged by the Press XLIV. Mrs. Bold at Home XLV. The Stanhopes at Home XLVI. Mr. Slope's Parting Interview with the Signora XLVII. The Dean Elect XLVIII. Miss Thorne Shows Her Talent at Match-making XLIX. The Beelzebub Colt L. The Archdeacon Is Satisfied with the State of Affairs LI. Mr. Slope Bids Farewell to the Palace and Its Inhabitants LII. The New Dean Takes Possession of the Deanery, and the New Warden of the Hospital LIII. Conclusion

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  1. 01Full text
  2. 02ANTHONY TROLLOPE
  3. 03Chapter
  4. 04CHAPTER I
  5. 05CHAPTER II
  6. 06CHAPTER III
  7. 07CHAPTER IV
  8. 08CHAPTER V
  9. 09CHAPTER VI
  10. 10CHAPTER VII
  11. 11CHAPTER VIII
  12. 12CHAPTER IX
  13. 13CHAPTER X
  14. 14CHAPTER XI
  15. 15CHAPTER XII
  16. 16MY DEAR MR. HARDING,
  17. 17DEAR SIR,
  18. 18S. HARDING
  19. 19CHAPTER XIII
  20. 20CHAPTER XIV
  21. 21CHAPTER XV
  22. 22CHAPTER XVI
  23. 23CHAPTER XVII
  24. 24CHAPTER XVIII
  25. 25CHAPTER XIX
  26. 26CHAPTER XX
  27. 27CHAPTER XXI
  28. 28CHAPTER XXII
  29. 29CHAPTER XXIII
  30. 30CHAPTER XXIV
  31. 31CHAPTER XXV
  32. 32CHAPTER XXVI
  33. 33CHAPTER XXVII
  34. 34MY DEAR MRS. BOLD,
  35. 35CHAPTER XXVIII
  36. 36CHAPTER XXIX
  37. 37CHAPTER XXX
  38. 38CHAPTER XXXI
  39. 39CHAPTER XXXII
  40. 40MY DEAR SIR NICHOLAS,
  41. 41OBADIAH SLOPE
  42. 42MY DEAR SIR,
  43. 43CHAPTER XXXIII
  44. 44CHAPTER XXXIV
  45. 45CHAPTER XXXV
  46. 46CHAPTER XXXVI
  47. 47CHAPTER XXXVII
  48. 48CHAPTER XXXVIII
  49. 49CHAPTER XXXIX
  50. 50CHAPTER XL
  51. 51CHAPTER XLI
  52. 52CHAPTER XLII
  53. 53CHAPTER XLIII
  54. 54MY DEAR SIR,
  55. 55CHAPTER XLIV
  56. 56MY DEAR MRS. BOLD,
  57. 57M. VESEY NERONI
  58. 58CHAPTER XLV
  59. 59CHAPTER XLVI
  60. 60CHAPTER XLVII
  61. 61CHAPTER XLVIII
  62. 62CHAPTER XLIX
  63. 63CHAPTER L
  64. 64CHAPTER LI
  65. 65CHAPTER LII
  66. 66CHAPTER LIII

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