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Barchester Towers

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Original author: Anthony Trollope

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"Barchester Towers" by Anthony Trollope is a novel published in 1857. When a beloved bishop dies, a power struggle erupts in the cathedral city of Barchester. The new evangelical Bishop Proudie arrives with his domineering wife and ambitious chaplain Mr. Slope, who schemes to marry the wealthy widow Eleanor Bold. Meanwhile, Archdeacon Grantly summons scholarly Mr. Arabin to fight against the intruders. Misunderstandings, romantic entanglements, and clerical conflicts collide at a fateful garden party where proposals, rejections, and revelations transform everyone's fate.

Barchester Towers, by Anthony Trollope. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #2432.

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53 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I: Who Will Be the New Bishop?3,077 words
  2. 2.Chapter II: Hiram's Hospital According to Act of Parliament2,540 words
  3. 3.Chapter III: Dr and Mrs Proudie2,554 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV: The Bishop's Chaplain2,567 words
  5. 5.Chapter V: A Morning Visit3,192 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI: WAR4,397 words
  7. 7.Chapter VII: The Dean and Chapter Take Counsel2,294 words
  8. 8.Chapter VIII: The Ex-Warden Rejoices in His Probable Return to the Hospital2,672 words
  9. 9.Chapter IX: The Stanhope Family4,933 words
  10. 10.Chapter X: Mrs Proudie's Reception--Commenced3,786 words
  11. 11.Chapter XI: Mrs Proudie's Reception--Concluded4,785 words
  12. 12.Chapter XII: Slope Versus Harding2,555 words
  13. 13.Chapter XIII: The Rubbish Cart3,225 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIV: The New Campaign2,752 words
  15. 15.Chapter XV: The Widow's Suitors4,055 words
  16. 16.Chapter XVI: Baby Worship4,538 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVII: Who Shall Be Cock of the Walk?2,770 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVIII: The Widow's Persecution3,026 words
  19. 19.Chapter XIX: Barchester by Moonlight4,020 words
  20. 20.Chapter XX: Mr Arabin4,908 words
  21. 21.Chapter XXI: St Ewold's Parsonage4,193 words
  22. 22.Chapter XXII: The Thornes of Ullathorne5,352 words
  23. 23.Chapter XXIII: Mr Arabin Reads Himself in at St Ewold's3,389 words
  24. 24.Chapter XXIV: Mr Slope's Manages Matters Very Cleverly at Puddingdale4,298 words
  25. 25.Chapter XXV: Fourteen Arguments in Favour of Mr Quiverful's Claims3,238 words
  26. 26.Chapter XXVI: Mrs Proudie Takes a Fall3,992 words
  27. 27.Chapter XXVII: A Love Scene5,721 words
  1. 28.Chapter XXVIII: Mrs Bold Is Entertained by Dr and Mrs Grantly at Plumstead5,414 words
  2. 29.Chapter XXIX: A Serious Interview3,239 words
  3. 30.Chapter XXX: Another Love Scene5,025 words
  4. 31.Chapter XXXI: The Bishop's Library1,945 words
  5. 32.Chapter XXXII: A New Candidate for Ecclesiastical Honours5,628 words
  6. 33.Chapter XXXIII: Mrs Proudie Victrix4,077 words
  7. 34.Chapter XXXIV: Oxford--The Master and Tutor of Lazarus3,355 words
  8. 35.Chapter XXXV: Miss Thorne's Fete Champetre3,919 words
  9. 36.Chapter XXXVI: Ullathorne Sports--Act I4,412 words
  10. 37.Chapter XXXVII4,088 words
  11. 38.Chapter XXXVIII: The Bishop Sits Down to Breakfast, and the Dean Dies4,582 words
  12. 39.Chapter XXXIX: The Lookalofts and the Greenacres3,202 words
  13. 40.Chapter XL: Ullathorne Sports--Act II3,525 words
  14. 41.Chapter XLI: Mrs Bold Confides Her Sorrow to Her Friend Miss Stanhope2,917 words
  15. 42.Chapter XLII: Ullathorne Sports--Act III5,234 words
  16. 43.Chapter XLIII5,032 words
  17. 44.Chapter XLIV: Mrs Bold at Home3,237 words
  18. 45.Chapter XLV: The Stanhopes at Home3,660 words
  19. 46.Chapter XLVI: Mr Slope's Parting Interview with the Signora3,033 words
  20. 47.Chapter XLVII: The Dean Elect3,243 words
  21. 48.Chapter XLVIII: Miss Thorne Shows Her Talent for Match-Making4,046 words
  22. 49.Chapter XLIX: The Beelzebub Colt2,335 words
  23. 50.Chapter L: The Archdeacon Is Satisfied with the State of Affairs2,569 words
  24. 51.Chapter LI: Mr Slope Bids Farewell to the Palace and Its Inhabitants2,478 words
  25. 52.Chapter LII2,962 words
  26. 53.Conclusion1,640 words