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The delectable sequel to Anthony Trollope's The Warden comes at an opportune time as readers were entirely fascinated with the unique plot and likable characters in the author's first Barsetshire novel. Continuing from where The Warden left off, Barchester Towers focuses even more on the life of the local Barchester Diocese, introducing many intriguing and powerful new characters who will surprise you with their initiative and dynamic personalities.Barchester Towers continues the plot in The Warden at a pivotal point, where the old bishop dies, and the new bishop Dr. Proudie is sent to Barchester as his successor. As the archdeacon, Dr. Grantly, fails to obtain the position, he finds himself acquiring a new rival not in the new bishop, but his wife, Mrs. Proudie. A strict sabbatarian and a woman who isn't accustomed to shy away from power, she becomes one of the most imposing characters in Trollope's Barsetshire series.For readers who have already gone through the excitement of completing Trollope's first book of the series, the plot will bring several other surprises. Eleanor is now a wealthy young widow, and gains a fair amount of favorable clerical attention. Also, as the new bishop is tasked to give the wardenship of Hiram's Hospital away to the right person, you may find several other unexpected twists as the storyline unfolds into even further uncharted areas.The comedic value of the novel is also quite priceless. From the satirical dialogues to the humorous errors that involve Mrs. Proudie and the hypocritical Obediah Slope, you'll find yourself getting comfortable with the story in no time at all.A magnificent and quite memorable tale that keeps the delightful atmosphere and characters in The Warden alive, Barchester Towers will rise to, and far exceed any expectations you may have when starting to read one of Trollope's masterpieces.

Barchester Towers (1857) by Anthony Trollope is one of the charming series of loosely connected novels set in Barsetshire. This is the second book to appear in the series, but may be read as a standalone work, and enjoyed on its own merits. The residents and clergy of Barchester are faced with the continuation of the wardenship controversy, the tyranny of the controlling Mrs. Proudie (the new bishop's spouse), and the insinuating onslaught of hypocrite and social climber Mr. Obadiah Slope -- to amusing effect, and culminating in rather satisfying circumstances.

[MP3-CD audiobook format in Vinyl case.] [Read by Simon Vance] Book 2 in the 'Chronicles of Barsetshire' This magnificent sequel to The Warden satirizes the struggle for ascendancy among the clergy of a cathedral city as they contend for the newly vacant post of warden of Hiram's Hospital. The contest is between Archdeacon Grantly, favored by the outgoing church authorities, and the ambitious Mr. Obadiah Slope, championed by Mrs. Proudie and the newcomers. Each wishes to become the dominant voice in the quiet diocese of Barchester, but their antics reveal that their priorities are more social and political than spiritual or moral. These intrigues, entwined through the lives of many memorable characters, provide a humorous backdrop for an exploration of the clash between old and new ways in Victorian England.

Barchester Towers concerns the leading clergy of the cathedral city of Barchester. The much loved bishop having died, all expectations are that his son, Archdeacon Grantly, will succeed him. Instead, owing to the passage of the power of patronage to a new Prime Minister, a newcomer, the far more Evangelical Bishop Proudie, gains the see. His wife, Mrs Proudie, exercises an undue influence over the new bishop, making herself as well as the bishop unpopular with most of the clergy of the diocese. Her interference to veto the reappointment of the universally popular Mr Septimus Harding (protagonist of Trollope's earlier novel, The Warden) as warden of Hiram's Hospital is not well received, even though she gives the position to a needy clergyman, Mr Quiverful, with 14 children to support.

One of the most enduringly popular novelists of the Victorian era, English writer ANTHONY TROLLOPE (1815-1882) created entertainingly rambling fictional explorations of towering social issues, from class and money to politics and gender roles. Trollope has been a huge influence on modern storytelling, from the bumblings of the upper-crust of P.G Wodehouse's yarns to the intricate, interwoven, interpersonal narratives of television soap operas. Barchester Towers, first published in 1857, is Part II of Trollope's Chronicles of Barsetshire, a series of six novels set in the invented county of Barsetshire. When the beloved bishop of the cathedral town of Barchester dies, social intrigue develops over who will ascend to his position: will it be Archdeacon Grantly-whom the great 20th-century English novelist Hugh Walpole deemed one of "the great figures in English fiction"-or will it be a politically connected newcomer to the town? Expansive, addictive reading, this prototypical Trollope novel is a rousing tale of a not-so-genteel battle for social dominance that reminds us-in the most pleasurable manner-that bullies and tyrants are found even in the most rarefied of circles.

One of the most enduringly popular novelists of the Victorian era, English writer ANTHONY TROLLOPE (1815-1882) created entertainingly rambling fictional explorations of towering social issues, from class and money to politics and gender roles. Trollope has been a huge influence on modern storytelling, from the bumblings of the upper-crust of P.G Wodehouse's yarns to the intricate, interwoven, interpersonal narratives of television soap operas. Barchester Towers, first published in 1857, is Part II of Trollope's Chronicles of Barsetshire, a series of six novels set in the invented county of Barsetshire. When the beloved bishop of the cathedral town of Barchester dies, social intrigue develops over who will ascend to his position: will it be Archdeacon Grantly-whom the great 20th-century English novelist Hugh Walpole deemed one of "the great figures in English fiction"-or will it be a politically connected newcomer to the town? Expansive, addictive reading, this prototypical Trollope novel is a rousing tale of a not-so-genteel battle for social dominance that reminds us-in the most pleasurable manner-that bullies and tyrants are found even in the most rarefied of circles.