Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope

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Second in the series of novels set in the fictional cathedral town of Barchester, the reader is treated to a hilarious, if unseemly, competition for domination of the diocese! The contenders in Barchester Towers are Mrs. Proudie the wife of the mild, sadly henpecked bishop and Mr. Slope his slimy and devious chaplain. When the beloved former bishop suddenly dies, a complete outsider is brought in to take his place. Instead of the bishop's son, Archdeacon Grantly, whom the entire parish was expecting, a more low-church minister, Bishop Proudie is given the post. The battle lines are immediately drawn between the High Church in the form of the Grantlys and the Low Church represented by the Proudie faction but there is mutiny within the ranks. Bishop Proudie's chaplain is not about to allow his territory to be invaded by a scheming bully, Mrs. Olivia Proudie. The various devices and stratagems concocted by these unholy people of God form the plot of this amusing satire. Published in 1857, Barchester Towers was followed by four other novels in Anthony Trollope's Barsetshire Series. All the novels follow the doings of the clergy, the social set, the gentry and local politicians in the small cathedral town and its surroundings. Sir Anthony Trollope was one of the most successful and highly respected writers of the Victorian era. Though born in a socially privileged family, Trollope's father was financially unsuccessful, but insisted on his children being brought up in the aristocratic way. His mother who sought to supplement the family income tried her hand at various failed enterprises and finally began to earn fame and fortune as a writer. Trollope himself had a checkered career as a soldier and post office clerk before launching on his own writing career. Though his initial Irish novels did not make waves, he met with financial and critical success with the six Barsetshire novels. His popularity began to decline in the twentieth century, but today the Barchester Series is known to a new generation of readers through the medium of the popular BBC series The Barchester Chronicles (1982). Though this series follows only the first two novels, it has remained one of the most popular English countryside series to be made for television. Barchester Towers is indeed a most diverting and humorous read for Trollope fans. For readers who have not encountered the whimsical, yet authentic, characters portrayed here before, along with their sneaky machinations, Barchester Towers is sure to please.

Episode Date
01 – Who will be the new Bishop?
Jan 02, 2026
02 – Hiram’s Hospital
Jan 01, 2026
03 – Dr. and Mrs. Proudie
Dec 31, 2025
04 – The Bishop’s Chaplain
Dec 30, 2025
05 – A Morning Visit
Dec 29, 2025
06 – War
Dec 28, 2025
07 – The Dean and Chapter take Counsel
Dec 27, 2025
08 – The Ex-Warden Rejoices
Dec 26, 2025
09 – The Stanhope Family
Dec 25, 2025
10 – Mrs Proudie’s Reception – Commenced
Dec 24, 2025
11 – Mrs. Proudie’s Reception – Concluded
Dec 23, 2025
12 – Slope vs Harding
Dec 22, 2025
13 – The Rubbish Cart
Dec 21, 2025
14 – The New Champion
Dec 20, 2025
15 – The Widow’s Suitors
Dec 19, 2025
16 – Baby Worship
Dec 18, 2025
17 – Who Shall be Cock of the Walk
Dec 17, 2025
18 – The Widow’s Persecution
Dec 16, 2025
19 – Barchester by Moonlight
Dec 15, 2025
20 – Mr. Arabin
Dec 14, 2025
21 – St Ewold’s Parsonage
Dec 13, 2025
22 – The Thornes of Ullathorne
Dec 12, 2025
23 – Mr Arabin reads himself in at St Ewold’s
Dec 11, 2025
24 – Mr Slope manages matters very well at Puddingdale
Dec 10, 2025
25 – Fourteen Arguments in Favour of Mr. Quiverful’s Claims
Dec 09, 2025
26 – Mrs. Proudie Wrestles and Gets a Fall
Dec 08, 2025
27 – A Love Scene
Dec 07, 2025
28 – Mrs Bold is Entertained by Dr. & Mrs. Grantly at Plumstead
Dec 06, 2025
29 – A Serious Interview
Dec 05, 2025
30 – Another Love Scene
Dec 04, 2025
31 – The Bishop’s Library
Dec 03, 2025
32 – A New Candidate for Ecclesiastical Honours
Dec 02, 2025
33 – Mrs. Proudie Victrix
Dec 01, 2025
34 – Oxford, The Master and Tutor of Lazarus
Nov 30, 2025
35 – Miss Thorne’s Fete Champetre
Nov 29, 2025
36 – Ullathorne Sports I
Nov 28, 2025
37 – Signora Neronem Countess De Courcy & Mrs. Proudie Meet at Ullathorne
Nov 27, 2025
38 – The Bishop Sits Down to Breakfast, and the Dean Dies
Nov 26, 2025
39 – The Lookalofts and the Greenacres
Nov 25, 2025
40 – Ullathorne Sports Act II
Nov 24, 2025
41 – Mrs. Bold Confides Her Sorrow to Her Friend Miss Stanhope
Nov 23, 2025
42 – Ullathorne Sports – Act III
Nov 22, 2025
43 – Mr & Mrs Quiverful are Made Happy, Mr. Slope is Encouraged by the Press
Nov 21, 2025
44 – Mrs. Bold at Home
Nov 20, 2025
45 – The Stanhopes at Home
Nov 19, 2025
46 – Mr Slope’s Parting Interview with the Signora
Nov 18, 2025
47 – The Dean Elect
Nov 17, 2025
48 – Miss Thorne shows her Talent at Match-making
Nov 16, 2025
49 – The Beelzebub Colt
Nov 15, 2025
50 – The Archdeacon is Satisfied with the State of Affairs
Nov 14, 2025
51 – Mr. Slope Bids Farewell to the Palace and Its Inhabitants
Nov 13, 2025
52 – The New Dean Takes Possesion of the Deanery and the new Warden of the Hospital
Nov 12, 2025
53 – Conclusion
Nov 11, 2025