Barchester Towers (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Anthony Trollope
- First Published: 1857
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social satire
- Time of Work: Mid-nineteenth century
- Setting: “Barchester,” a fictitious English cathedral town
- Principal Characters: Bishop Proudie, Mrs. Proudie, The Reverend Obadiah Slope, The Reverend Septimus Harding, Mrs. Eleanor Bold, Dr. Grantly, Charlotte Stanhope, La Signora Madeline Vesey Neroni, Ethelbert Stanhope (Bertie), Mr. Quiverful, The Reverend Francis Arabin
- Genres: Long fiction, Bourgeois fiction
- Subjects: Power, personal or social, Nineteenth century, Ministry or ministers, England or English people, Small-town life, Religious life, Church or churches, Victorian era or Victorianism, Cathedrals
- Locales: Barchester, England
The Story:
After the death of Bishop Grantly of Barchester, there was much conjecture as to his successor. Bishop Grantly’s son, the archdeacon, was ambitious for the position, but his hopes were defeated when Dr. Proudie was appointed to the diocese. Bishop Proudie’s wife was of Low Church propensities, as well as being a woman of extremely aggressive nature, who kept the bishop’s chaplain, Obadiah Slope, in constant tow.
On the first Sunday of the new bishop’s regime, Mr. Slope preached in the cathedral. His sermon was concerned with the importance of...
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