The Complete Chronicles of Barsetshire: (The Warden + Barchester Towers + Doctor Thorne + Framley Parsonage + The Small House at Allington + The Last Chronicle of Barset) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition.By Anthony Trollope
Length141h 32m
About this audiobook
Anthony Trollope's The Complete Chronicles of Barsetshire gathers six interlinked novels that anatomize the ecclesiastical, social, and moral life of the fictional county of Barset. From the gentle ethical dilemma of The Warden to the expansive reckonings of The Last Chronicle of Barset, Trollope combines comic realism, acute social observation, and a deceptively plain narrative style. Set within the Victorian novel's great age of institutional scrutiny, the sequence explores clerical ambition, marriage, money, class, and conscience with humane irony and extraordinary continuity of character. Trollope, who spent much of his professional life as a civil servant in the Post Office, brought to fiction a practical knowledge of bureaucracy, provincial society, and the compromises of public life. His disciplined writing habits and wide experience of English institutions helped shape Barsetshire into a world at once invented and recognizably real. His sympathy for fallible people, rather than abstract ideals, gives these novels their enduring moral intelligence. This collection is essential for readers who value capacious Victorian fiction, subtle characterization, and social comedy with ethical depth. It rewards both leisurely immersion and scholarly attention, offering one of English literature's most accomplished fictional communities.
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.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics, Humor
Length141 hrs 32 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 20, 2013
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Complete Chronicles of Barsetshire: (The Warden + Barchester Towers + Doctor Thorne + Framley Parsonage + The Small House at Allington + The Last Chronicle of Barset) (Annotated)
26Chapter XIX The Warden Resigns
2Introduction
27Chapter XX Farewell
3Author Biography
28Chapter XXI Conclusion
4Historical Context
29Barchester Towers
5Synopsis (Selection)
30CHAPTER I Who Will Be the New Bishop?
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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)
31CHAPTER II Hiram’s Hospital According to Act of Parliament
7The Warden
32CHAPTER III Dr. and Mrs. Proudie
8Chapter I Hiram’s Hospital
33CHAPTER IV The Bishop’s Chaplain
9Chapter II The Barchester Reformer
34CHAPTER V A Morning Visit
10Chapter III The Bishop of Barchester
35CHAPTER VI War
11Chapter IV Hiram’s Bedesmen
36CHAPTER VII The Dean and Chapter Take Counsel
12Chapter V Dr Grantly Visits the Hospital
37CHAPTER VIII The Ex-warden Rejoices in His Probable Return to the Hospital
13Chapter VI The Warden’s Tea Party
38CHAPTER IX The Stanhope Family
14Chapter VII ‘The Jupiter’
39CHAPTER X Mrs. Proudie’s Reception — Commenced
15Chapter VIII Plumstead Episcopi
40CHAPTER XI Mrs. Proudie’s Reception — Concluded
16Chapter IX The Conference
41CHAPTER XII Slope Versus Harding
17Chapter X Tribulation
42CHAPTER XIII The Rubbish Cart
18Chapter XI Iphigenia
43CHAPTER XIV The New Champion
19Chapter XII Mr Bold’s Visit to Plumstead
44CHAPTER XV The Widow’s Suitors
20Chapter XIII The Warden’s Decision
45CHAPTER XVI Baby Worship
21Chapter XIV Mount Olympus
46CHAPTER XVII Who Shall be Cock of the Walk?
22Chapter XV Tom Towers, Dr Anticant, and Mr Sentiment
47CHAPTER XVIII The Widow’s Persecution
23Chapter XVI A Long Day in London
48CHAPTER XIX Barchester by Moonlight
24Chapter XVII Sir Abraham Haphazard
49CHAPTER XX Mr. Arabin
25Chapter XVIII The Warden is Very Obstinate
50CHAPTER XXI St. Ewold’s Parsonage
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