Barchester towers / Anthony Trollope.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Trollope, Anthony, author.

Series:

Chronicles of Barsetshire, 2.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Barsetshire (England : Imaginary place)--Fiction.

Barsetshire (England : Imaginary place).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (375 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Open Road Media, 2016.

New York, New York : Open Road Integrated Media, Inc., 2016.

Summary:

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. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

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

Copyright.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781504039666

1504039661

OCLC:

954000385