The Chronicles of Barsetshire
The Chronicles of Barsetshire
by
Anthony Trollope
Book Index
The Warden
Barchester Towers
Doctor Thorne
Framley Parsonage
The Small House at Allington
The Last Chronicle of Barset
THE WARDEN
First Published 1855
Contents
1. Hiram’s Hospital
2. The Barchester Reformer
3. The Bishop of Barchester
4. Hiram’s Bedesmen
5. Dr. Grantly Visits the Hospital
6. The Warden’s Tea Party
7. The Jupiter
8. Plumstead Episcopi
9. The Conference
10. Tribulation
11. Iphigenia
12. Mr. Bold’s Visit to Plumstead
13. The Warden’s Decision
14. Mount Olympus
15. Tom Towers, Dr. Anticant, and Mr. Sentiment
16. A Long Day in London
17. Sir Abraham Haphazard
18. The Warden is Very Obstinate
19. The Warden Resigns
20. Farewell
21. Conclusion
CHAPTER 1
Hiram’s Hospital
The Rev. Septimus Harding was, a few years since, a beneficed clergyman residing in the cathedral town of ——; let us call it Barchester. Were we to name Wells or Salisbury, Exeter, Hereford, or Gloucester, it might be presumed that something personal was intended; and as this tale will refer mainly to the cathedral dignitaries of the town in question, we are anxious that no personality may be suspected. Let us presume that Barchester is a quiet town in the West of England, more remarkable for the beauty of its cathedral and the antiquity of its monuments than for any commercial prosperity; that the west end of Barchester is the cathedral close, and that the aristocracy of Barchester are the bishop, dean, and canons, with their respective wives and daughters.
Early in life Mr. Harding found himself located at Barchester.
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