description: Mrs Proudie, the warlike wife of the new Bishop of Barchester, brings the Reverend Slope into the Bishop's Palace to help dominate her husband and rule the local clergy. But Slope is a snake in the grass, determined to find a rich wife, to win advancement for himself, even to fight Mrs Proudie if necessary. Their battle becomes a furious dance, involving rich, pretty Widow Bold, angry Archdeacon Grantly, man-eating Signora Neroni, gentle Mr Harding, confused Parson Quiverful and his fourteen noisy children. This classic comic story is probably Trollope's most famous novel.
language: English
title: Barchester Towers
titlecomplete: Barchester Towers
genres: Fiction, 19th Century, Classics, British Literature, Classic Literature, Historical Fiction, Audiobook, Literature, Victorian, Novels
ratings_count: 16340
series: Chronicles of Barsetshire
publisher: Oxford University Press