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Barchester Towers is a novel by English author Anthony Trollope published by Longmans in 1857. It is the second book in the Chronicles of Barsetshire series, preceded by The Warden and followed by Doctor Thorne. Among other things it satirises the antipathy in the Church of England between High Church and Evangelical adherents.
- Anthony Trollope
- 1857
Barchester Towers is one of the best-loved novels in Trollope's Chronicles of Barsetshire series, which captured nineteenth-century provincial England with wit, worldly wisdom and an unparalleled gift for characterization.
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Barchester Towers, novel by Anthony Trollope, published in three volumes in 1857. A satirical comedy, it is the second of the author’s series of six Barsetshire novels and is considered to be his funniest.
- Anthony Trollope
- 1857
Apr 8, 2001 · The Stanhopes were all known by name in Barchester, and Barchester was prepared to receive them with open arms. The doctor was one of her prebendaries, one of her rectors, one of her pillars of strength; and was, moreover, counted on as a sure ally both by Proudies and Grantlys.
Sep 1, 2002 · A free eBook of the classic novel by Trollope, set in an imaginary English town and featuring the clergy and the aristocracy. Choose from various formats and download or read online.
- Anthony Trollope
- English
- 1857
- Barchester Towers
About Barchester Towers. “I never saw anything like you clergymen … you are always thinking of fighting each other”. After the death of old Dr Grantly, a bitter struggle begins over who will succeed him as Bishop of Barchester.
Barchester Towers, to which The Warden forms the prologue, is the story primarily of the contest between Mrs. Proudie, the Bishop’s wife, and Mr. Slope, his chaplain, for primacy in the diocese. As an incident in this battle the wardenship of Hiram’s Hospital was in question.
