The Complete Chronicles of Barsetshire (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Six Victorian novels of Barchester's clergy and gentry: love, politics, and society in a fictional county.By Anthony Trollope
Length141h 17m
About this audiobook
The Complete Chronicles of Barsetshire gathers Anthony Trollope's six interlinked novels—beginning with The Warden and culminating in The Last Chronicle of Barset—into one of Victorian fiction's most capacious social panoramas. Set in the imagined cathedral county of Barsetshire, the sequence anatomizes clerical ambition, ecclesiastical reform, courtship, inheritance, and provincial politics with humane irony and lucid realism. Trollope's style is conversational yet architecturally controlled, placing him beside George Eliot and Thackeray in the great nineteenth-century tradition of moral and social observation. Trollope (1815–1882), a prolific novelist and long-serving Post Office official, drew upon his intimate knowledge of English institutions, bureaucracy, travel, and class manners. His years of disciplined labor informed both his famously methodical writing habits and his fascination with the compromises of public and private duty. The Barsetshire novels reflect his sensitivity to church controversies, reformist pressures, and the quiet dramas of ordinary respectability. This collection is indispensable for readers seeking the breadth of a fictional world rather than a single plot. It rewards those who value character over sensation, ethical nuance over melodrama, and comedy tempered by compassion. For students of Victorian literature, it remains a masterclass in serial realism and institutional life.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
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GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction
Length141 hrs 17 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 1, 2015
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Complete Chronicles of Barsetshire (Annotated)
2Introduction
3Author Biography
4Historical Context
5Synopsis (Selection)
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6The Complete Chronicles of Barsetshire: The Warden, Barchester Towers, Doctor Thorne, Framley Parsonage, The Small House at Allington, The Last Chronicle of Barset (Unabridged)
7The Warden
8Chapter I Hiram’s Hospital
9Chapter II The Barchester Reformer
10Chapter III The Bishop of Barchester
11Chapter IV Hiram’s Bedesmen
12Chapter V Dr Grantly Visits the Hospital
13Chapter VI The Warden’s Tea Party
14Chapter VII ‘The Jupiter’
15Chapter VIII Plumstead Episcopi
16Chapter IX The Conference
17Chapter X Tribulation
18Chapter XI Iphigenia
19Chapter XII Mr Bold’s Visit to Plumstead
20Chapter XIII The Warden’s Decision
21Chapter XIV Mount Olympus
22Chapter XV Tom Towers, Dr Anticant, and Mr Sentiment
23Chapter XVI A Long Day in London
24Chapter XVII Sir Abraham Haphazard
25Chapter XVIII The Warden is Very Obstinate
26Chapter XIX The Warden Resigns
27Chapter XX Farewell
28Chapter XXI Conclusion
29Barchester Towers
30CHAPTER I Who Will Be the New Bishop?
31CHAPTER II Hiram’s Hospital According to Act of Parliament
32CHAPTER III Dr. and Mrs. Proudie
33CHAPTER IV The Bishop’s Chaplain
34CHAPTER V A Morning Visit
35CHAPTER VI War
36CHAPTER VII The Dean and Chapter Take Counsel
37CHAPTER VIII The Ex-warden Rejoices in His Probable Return to the Hospital
38CHAPTER IX The Stanhope Family
39CHAPTER X Mrs. Proudie’s Reception — Commenced
40CHAPTER XI Mrs. Proudie’s Reception — Concluded
41CHAPTER XII Slope Versus Harding
42CHAPTER XIII The Rubbish Cart
43CHAPTER XIV The New Champion
44CHAPTER XV The Widow’s Suitors
45CHAPTER XVI Baby Worship
46CHAPTER XVII Who Shall be Cock of the Walk?
47CHAPTER XVIII The Widow’s Persecution
48CHAPTER XIX Barchester by Moonlight
49CHAPTER XX Mr. Arabin
50CHAPTER XXI St. Ewold’s Parsonage
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