Chapter I: Front Matter

THE LAST CHRONICLE OF BARSET

by

ANTHONY TROLLOPE

First published in monthly installments from December 1, 1866, to July 6, 1867, and in book form in 1867

CONTENTS

I. How Did He Get It?
II. By Heavens He Had Better Not!
III. The Archdeacon's Threat
IV. The Clergyman's House at Hogglestock
V. What the World Thought About It
VI. Grace Crawley
VII. Miss Prettyman's Private Room
VIII. Mr. Crawley Is Taken to Silverbridge
IX. Grace Crawley Goes to Allington
X. Dinner at Framley Court
XI. The Bishop Sends His Inhibition
XII. Mr. Crawley Seeks for Sympathy
XIII. The Bishop's Angel
XIV. Major Grantly Consults a Friend
XV. Up in London
XVI. Down at Allington
XVII. Mr. Crawley Is Summoned to Barchester
XVIII. The Bishop of Barchester Is Crushed
XIX. Where Did It Come From?
XX. What Mr. Walker Thought About It
XXI. Mr. Robarts on His Embassy
XXII. Major Grantly at Home
XXIII. Miss Lily Dale's Resolution
XXIV. Mrs. Dobbs Broughton's Dinner-party
XXV. Miss Madalina Demolines
XXVI. The Picture
XXVII. A Hero at Home
XXVIII. Showing How Major Grantly Took a Walk
XXIX. Miss Lily Dale's Logic
XXX. Showing What Major Grantly Did After His Walk
XXXI. Showing How Major Grantly Returned to Guestwick
XXXII. Mr. Toogood
XXXIII. The Plumstead Foxes
XXXIV. Mrs. Proudie Sends for Her Lawyer
XXXV. Lily Dale Writes Two Words in Her Book
XXXVI. Grace Crawley Returns Home
XXXVII. Hook Court
XXXVIII. Jael
XXXIX. A New Flirtation
XL. Mr. Toogood's Ideas About Society
XLI. Grace Crawley at Home
XLII. Mr. Toogood Travels Professionally
XLIII. Mr. Crosbie Goes into the City
XLIV. "I Suppose I Must Let You Have It"
XLV. Lily Dale Goes to London
XLVI. The Bayswater Romance
XLVII. Dr. Tempest at the Palace
XLVIII. The Softness of Sir Raffle Buffle
XLIX. Near the Close
L. Lady Lufton's Proposition
LI. Mrs. Dobbs Broughton Piles Her Fagots
LII. Why Don't You Have an "It" for Yourself?
LIII. Rotten Row
LIV. The Clerical Commission
LV. Framley Parsonage
LVI. The Archdeacon Goes to Framley
LVII. A Double Pledge
LVIII. The Cross-grainedness of Men
LIX. A Lady Presents Her Compliments to Miss L. D.
LX. The End of Jael and Sisera
LXI. "It's Dogged as Does It"
LXII. Mr. Crawley's Letter to the Dean
LXIII. Two Visitors to Hogglestock
LXIV. The Tragedy in Hook Court
LXV. Miss Van Siever Makes Her Choice
LXVI. Requiescat in Pace
LXVII. In Memoriam
LXVIII. The Obstinacy of Mr. Crawley
LXIX. Mr. Crawley's Last Appearance in His Own Pulpit
LXX. Mrs. Arabin Is Caught
LXXI. Mr. Toogood at Silverbridge
LXXII. Mr. Toogood at "The Dragon of Wantly"
LXXIII. There Is Comfort at Plumstead
LXXIV. The Crawleys Are Informed
LXXV. Madalina's Heart Is Bleeding
LXXVI. I Think He Is Light of Heart
LXXVII. The Shattered Tree
LXXVIII. The Arabins Return to Barchester
LXXIX. Mr. Crawley Speaks of His Coat
LXXX. Miss Demolines Desires to Become a Finger-post
LXXXI. Barchester Cloisters
LXXXII. The Last Scene at Hogglestock
LXXXIII. Mr. Crawley Is Conquered
LXXXIV. Conclusion

TITLED ILLUSTRATIONS

Mr. Crawley before the Magistrates. Frontispiece
Mr. and Mrs. Crawley. Chapter I
"I love you as though you were my own,"
said the Schoolmistress. Chapter VI
"A convicted thief," repeated Mrs. Proudie. Chapter XI
"Speak out, Dan." Chapter XII
Grace Crawley is introduced to Squire Dale. Chapter XVI
Farmer Mangle and Mr. Crawley. Chapter XVII
"She's more like Eleanor than any one else." Chapter XXII
"I am very glad to have the opportunity
of shaking hands with you." Chapter XXIV
"What do you think of it, Mrs. Broughton?" Chapter XXVI
Squire Dale and Major Grantly. Chapter XXVIII
"Never mind Mr. Henry." Chapter XXXIII
Lily wishes that they might swear
to be Brother and Sister. Chapter XXXV
She read the beginning--"Dearest Grace." Chapter XXXVI
"Mamma, I've got something to tell you." Chapter XLI
Mr. Toogood and the old Waiter. Chapter XLII
They pronounced her to be very much
like a Lady. Chapter XLV
"As right as a trivet, Uncle." Chapter XLVIII
Posy and her Grandpapa. Chapter XLIX
Mrs. Dobbs Broughton piles her Fagots. Chapter LI
"Because of Papa's disgrace." Chapter LV
"But it will never pass away," said Grace. Chapter LVII
"Honour thy Father,--that thy days
may be long in the Land." Chapter LVIII
"It's dogged as does it." Chapter LXI
Mrs. Proudie's Emissary. Chapter LXIII
"You do not know what starving is, my dear." Chapter LXV
"They will come to hear a ruined man
declare his own ruin." Chapter LXIX
"No sale after all?" Chapter LXXI
"These are the young Hogglestockians,
are they?" Chapter LXXIV
The last Denial. Chapter LXXVII
"What is it that I behold?" Chapter LXXX
"Peradventure he signifies his Consent." Chapter LXXXII