
The Complete Chronicles of Barsetshire: (The Warden + Barchester Towers + Doctor Thorne + Framley Parsonage + The Small House at Allington + The Last Chronicle of Barset)
By Anthony TrollopeLength140h 13m
About this audiobook
In "The Complete Chronicles of Barsetshire," Anthony Trollope masterfully weaves a tapestry of mid-Victorian English society through a series of interconnected narratives centered around the fictional cathedral town of Barchester. The collection, which includes seminal works like "The Warden," "Barchester Towers," and "Doctor Thorne," employs a rich, character-driven narrative style that deftly explores themes of morality, social change, and the interplay of personal and societal interests. Trollope'Äôs distinctive use of irony and keen observational humor illuminates the nuances of life within the Church of England and its often tumultuous relationships and conflicts among clergy and parishioners, reflecting the broader societal shifts of the time. Anthony Trollope, a pillar of 19th-century literature, drew much inspiration for his Barsetshire series from his extensive experiences in both the Anglican Church and civil service. His deep understanding of social hierarchies and human relationships, shaped by his own attempts to navigate societal expectations, informed the authentic portrayals of characters who are both richly flawed and profoundly relatable. Trollope's prolific literary output was also fueled by his prolific nature and dedication, making him one of the era'Äôs most beloved authors. This collection is a must-read for anyone interested in the intricacies of Victorian society and the human condition. Trollope's keen insight and engaging storytelling will resonate with readers who appreciate nuanced character studies and social critiques. "The Complete Chronicles of Barsetshire" serves not only as a historical document of its time but as a timeless exploration of human behavior, making it an essential addition to both academic and casual reading lists.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics, Humor
Length140 hrs 13 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 18, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Chapter I Hiram’s Hospital
158Chapter XXXVII Mr Sowerby Without Company
2Chapter II The Barchester Reformer
159Chapter XXXVIII Is There Cause or Just Impediment?
3Chapter III The Bishop of Barchester
160Chapter XXXIX How to Write a Love Letter
4Chapter IV Hiram’s Bedesmen
161Chapter XL Internecine
5Chapter V Dr Grantly Visits the Hospital
162Chapter XLI Don Quixote
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6Chapter VI The Warden’s Tea Party
163Chapter XLII Touching Pitch
7Chapter VII ‘The Jupiter’
164Chapter XLIII Is she Not Insignificant?
8Chapter VIII Plumstead Episcopi
165Chapter XLIV The Philistines at the Parsonage
9Chapter IX The Conference
166Chapter XLV Palace Blessings
10Chapter X Tribulation
167Chapter XLVI Lady Lufton’s Request
11Chapter XI Iphigenia
168Chapter XLVII Nemesis
12Chapter XII Mr Bold’s Visit to Plumstead
169Chapter XLVIII How They Were All Married, had Two Children, and Lived Happy Ever After
13Chapter XIII The Warden’s Decision
170Chapter I The Squire of Allington
14Chapter XIV Mount Olympus
171Chapter II The Two Pearls of Allington
15Chapter XV Tom Towers, Dr Anticant, and Mr Sentiment
172Chapter III The Widow Dale of Allington
16Chapter XVI A Long Day in London
173Chapter IV Mrs Roper’s Boarding-House
17Chapter XVII Sir Abraham Haphazard
174Chapter V About L. D.
18Chapter XVIII The Warden is Very Obstinate
175Chapter VI Beautiful Days
19Chapter XIX The Warden Resigns
176Chapter VII The Beginning of Troubles
20Chapter XX Farewell
177Chapter VIII It Cannot Be
21Chapter XXI Conclusion
178Chapter IX Mrs Dale’s Little Party
22CHAPTER I Who Will Be the New Bishop?
179Chapter X Mrs Lupex and Amelia Roper
23CHAPTER II Hiram’s Hospital According to Act of Parliament
180Chapter XI Social Life
24CHAPTER III Dr. and Mrs. Proudie
181Chapter XII Lilian Dale Becomes a Butterfly
25CHAPTER IV The Bishop’s Chaplain
182Chapter XII A Visit to Guestwick
26CHAPTER V A Morning Visit
183Chapter XIV John Eames Takes a Walk
27CHAPTER VI War
184Chapter XV The Last Day
28CHAPTER VII The Dean and Chapter Take Counsel
185Chapter XVI Mr Crosbie Meets an Old Clergyman on His Way to Courcy Castle
29CHAPTER VIII The Ex-warden Rejoices in His Probable Return to the Hospital
186Chapter XVII Courcy Castle
30CHAPTER IX The Stanhope Family
187Chapter XVIII Lily Dale’s First Love-Letter
31CHAPTER X Mrs. Proudie’s Reception — Commenced
188Chapter XIX The Squire Makes a Visit to the Small House
32CHAPTER XI Mrs. Proudie’s Reception — Concluded
189Chapter XX Dr Crofts
33CHAPTER XII Slope Versus Harding
190Chapter XXI John Eames Encounters Two Adventures, and Displays Great Courage in Both
34CHAPTER XIII The Rubbish Cart
191Chapter XXII Lord De Guest at Home
35CHAPTER XIV The New Champion
192Chapter XXIII Mr Plantagenet Palliser
36CHAPTER XV The Widow’s Suitors
193Chapter XXIV A Mother-in-law And a Father-in-law
37CHAPTER XVI Baby Worship
194Chapter XXV Adolphus Crosbie Spends an Evening at His Club
38CHAPTER XVII Who Shall be Cock of the Walk?
195Chapter XXVI Lord De Courcy in the Bosom of His Family
39CHAPTER XVIII The Widow’s Persecution
196Chapter XXVII “On My Honour, I Do Not Understand it”
40CHAPTER XIX Barchester by Moonlight
197Chapter XXVIII The Board
41CHAPTER XX Mr. Arabin
198Chapter XXIX John Eames Returns to Burton Crescent
42CHAPTER XXI St. Ewold’s Parsonage
199Chapter XXX Is it from Him?
43CHAPTER XXII The Thornes of Ullathorne
200Chapter XXXI The Wounded Fawn
44CHAPTER XXIII Mr. Arabin Reads Himself in at St. Ewold’s
201Chapter XXXII Pawkins’s in Jermyn Street
45CHAPTER XXIV Mr. Slope Manages Matters very Cleverly at Puddingdale
202Chapter XXXIII “The Time Will Come”
46CHAPTER XXV Fourteen Arguments in Favour of Mr. Quiverful’s Claims
203Chapter XXXIV The Combat
47CHAPTER XXVI Mrs. Proudie Wrestles and Gets a Fall
204Chapter XXXV Vae Victis
48CHAPTER XXVII A Love Scene
205Chapter XXXVI See the Conquering Hero Comes
49CHAPTER XXVIII Mrs. Bold is Entertained by Dr. and Mrs. Grantly at Plumstead
206Chapter XXXVII An Old Man’s Complaint
50CHAPTER XXIX A Serious Interview
207Chapter XXXVIII Doctor Crofts is Called in
51CHAPTER XXX Another Love Scene
208Chapter XXXIX Doctor Crofts is Turned Out
52CHAPTER XXXI The Bishop’s Library
209Chapter XL Preparations for the Wedding
53CHAPTER XXXII A New Candidate for Ecclesiastical Honours
210Chapter XLI Domestic Troubles
54CHAPTER XXXIII Mrs. Proudie Victrix
211Chapter XLII Lily’s Bedside
55CHAPTER XXXIV Oxford — The Master and Tutor of Lazarus
212Chapter XLIII Fie, Fie!
56CHAPTER XXXV Miss Thorne’s Fête Champêtre
213Chapter XLIV Valentine’s Day at Allington
57CHAPTER XXXVI Ullathorne Sports — Act I
214Chapter XLV Valentine’s Day in London
58CHAPTER XXXVII The Signora Neroni, the Countess De Courcy, and Mrs. Proudie Meet Each Other at Ullathorne
215Chapter XLVI John Eames at His Office
59CHAPTER XXXVIII The Bishop Breakfasts, and the Dean Dies
216Chapter XLVII The New Private Secretary
60CHAPTER XXXIX The Lookalofts and the Greenacres
217Chapter XLVIII Nemesis
61CHAPTER XL Ullathorne Sports — Act II
218Chapter XLIX Preparations for Going
62CHAPTER XLI Mrs. Bold Confides Her Sorrow to Her Friend Miss Stanhope
219Chapter L Mrs Dale is Thankful for a Good Thing
63CHAPTER XLII Ullathorne Sports — Act III
220Chapter LI John Eames Does Things which he Ought Not to have Done
64CHAPTER XLIII Mr. and Mrs. Quiverful Are Made Happy Mr. Slope is Encouraged by the Press
221Chapter LII The First Visit to the Guestwick Bridge
65CHAPTER XLIV Mrs. Bold at Home
222Chapter LIII Loquitur Hopkins
66CHAPTER XLV The Stanhopes at Home
223Chapter LIV The Second Visit to the Guestwick Bridge
67CHAPTER XLVI Mr. Slope’s Parting Interview with the Signora
224Chapter LV Not Very Fie Fie After All
68CHAPTER XLVII The Dean Elect
225Chapter LVI Showing How Mr Crosbie Became Again a Happy Man
69CHAPTER XLVIII Miss Thorne Shows Her Talent at Match-Making
226Chapter LVII Lilian Dale Vanquishes Her Mother
70CHAPTER XLIX The Beelzebub Colt
227Chapter LVIII The Fate of the Small House
71CHAPTER L The Archdeacon is Satisfied with the State of Affairs
228Chapter LIX John Eames Becomes a Man
72CHAPTER LI Mr. Slope Bids Farewell to the Palace and Its Inhabitants
229Chapter LX Conclusion
73CHAPTER LII The New Dean Takes Possession of the Deanery, and the New Warden of the Hospital
230Chapter I How Did he Get it?
74CHAPTER LIII Conclusion
231Chapter II By Heavens, he had Better Not!
75Chapter I The Greshams of Greshamsbury
232Chapter III The Archdeacon’s Threat
76Chapter II Long, Long Ago
233Chapter IV The Clergyman’s House at Hogglestock
77Chapter III Dr Thorne
234Chapter V What the World Thought of it
78Chapter IV Lessons from Courcy Castle
235Chapter VI Grace Crawley
79Chapter V Frank Gresham’s First Speech
236Chapter VII Miss Prettyman’s Private Room
80Chapter VI Frank Gresham’s Early Loves
237Chapter VIII Mr Crawley is Taken to Silverbridge
81Chapter VII The Doctor’s Garden
238Chapter IX Grace Crawley Goes to Allington
82Chapter VIII Matrimonial Prospects
239Chapter X Dinner at Framley Court
83Chapter IX Sir Roger Scatcherd
240Chapter XI The Bishop Sends His Inhibition
84Chapter X Sir Roger’s Will
241Chapter XII Mr Crawley Seeks for Sympathy
85Chapter XI The Doctor Drinks His Tea
242Chapter XIII The Bishop’s Angel
86Chapter XII When Greek Meets Greek, then Comes the Tug of War
243Chapter XIV Major Grantly Consults a Friend
87Chapter XIII The Two Uncles
244Chapter XV Up in London
88Chapter XIV Sentence of Exile
245Chapter XVI Down at Allington
89Chapter XV Courcy
246Chapter XVII Mr Crawley is Summoned to Barchester
90Chapter XVI Miss Dunstable
247Chapter XVIII The Bishop of Barchester is Crushed
91Chapter XVII The Election
248Chapter XIX Where Did it Come from?
92Chapter XVIII The Rivals
249Chapter XX What Mr Walker Thought About it
93Chapter XIX The Duke of Omnium
250Chapter XXI Mr Robarts on His Embassy
94Chapter XX The Proposal
251Chapter XXII Major Grantly at Home
95Chapter XXI Mr Moffat Falls into Trouble
252Chapter XXIII Miss Lily Dale’s Resolution
96Chapter XXII Sir Roger is Unseated
253Chapter XXIV Mrs Dobbs Broughton’s Dinner-Party
97Chapter XXIII Retrospective
254Chapter XXV Miss Madeline Demolines
98Chapter XXIV Louis Scatcherd
255Chapter XXVI The Picture
99Chapter XXV Sir Roger Dies
256Chapter XXVII A Hero at Home
100Chapter XXVI War
257Chapter XXVIII Showing How Major Grantly Took a Walk
101Chapter XXVII Miss Thorne Goes on a Visit
258Chapter XXIX Miss Lily Dale’s Logic
102Chapter XXVIII The Doctor Hears Something to His Advantage
259Chapter XXX Showing what Major Grantly Did After His Walk
103Chapter XXIX The Donkey Ride
260Chapter XXXI Showing How Major Grantly Returned to Guestwick
104Chapter XXX Post Prandial
261Chapter XXXII Mr Toogood
105Chapter XXXI The Small Edge of the Wedge
262Chapter XXXIII The Plumstead Foxes
106Chapter XXXII Mr Oriel
263Chapter XXXIV Mrs Proudie Sends for Her Lawyer
107Chapter XXXIII A Morning Visit
264Chapter XXXV Lily Dale Writes Two Words in Her Book
108Chapter XXXIV A Barouche and Four Arrives at Greshamsbury
265Chapter XXXVI Grace Crawley Returns Home
109Chapter XXXV Sir Louis Goes Out to Dinner
266Chapter XXXVII Hook Court
110Chapter XXXVI Will he Come Again?
267Chapter XXXVIII Jael
111Chapter XXXVII Sir Louis Leaves Greshamsbury
268Chapter XXXIX A New Flirtation
112Chapter XXXVIII De Courcy Precepts and De Courcy Practice
269Chapter XL Mr Toogood’s Ideas About Society
113Chapter XXXIX What the World Says About Blood
270Chapter XLI Grace Crawley at Home
114Chapter XL The Two Doctors Change Patients
271Chapter XLII Mr Toogood Travels Professionally
115Chapter XLI Doctor Thorne Won’t Interfere
272Chapter XLIII Mr Crosbie Goes into the City
116Chapter XLII What Can You Give in Return?
273Chapter XLIV ‘I Suppose I Must Let You have it’
117Chapter XLIII The Race of Scatcherd Becomes Extinct
274Chapter XLV Lily Dale Goes to London
118Chapter XLIV Saturday Evening and Sunday Morning
275Chapter XLVI The Bayswater Romance
119Chapter XLV Law Business in London
276Chapter XLVII Dr Tempest at the Palace.
120Chapter XLVI Our Pet Fox Finds a Tail
277Chapter XLVIII The Softness of Sir Raffle Buffle
121Chapter XLVII How the Bride was Received, and who Were Asked to the Wedding
278Chapter XLIX Near the Close
122Chapter I ‘Omnes Omnia Bona Dicere’
279Chapter L Lady Lufton’s Proposition
123Chapter II The Framley Set, and the Chaldicotes Set
280Chapter LI Mrs Dobbs Broughton Piles Her Faggots
124Chapter III Chaldicotes
281Chapter LII Why Don’t You have an ‘It’ for Yourself?
125Chapter IV A Matter of Conscience
282Chapter LIII Rotten Row
126Chapter V Amantium Irae Amoris Intergratio
283Chapter LIV The Clerical Commission
127Chapter VI Mr Harold Smith’s Lecture
284Chapter LV Framley Parsonage
128Chapter VII Sunday Morning
285Chapter LVI The Archdeacon Goes to Framley
129Chapter VIII Gatherum Castle
286Chapter LVII A Double Pledge
130Chapter IX The Vicar’s Return
287Chapter LVIII The Cross-Grainedness of Men
131Chapter X Lucy Robarts
288Chapter LIX A Lady Presents Her Compliments to Miss L.d.
132Chapter XI Griselda Grantly
289Chapter LX The End of Jael and Sisera
133Chapter XII The Little Bill
290Chapter LXI ‘It’s Dogged as Does it’
134Chapter XIII Delicate Hints
291Chapter LXII Mr Crawley’s Letter to the Dean
135Chapter XIV Mr Crawley of Hogglestock
292Chapter LXIII Two Visitors to Hogglestock
136Chapter XV Lady Lufton’s Ambassador
293Chapter LXIV Tragedy at Hook Court
137Chapter XVI Mrs Podgens’ Baby
294Chapter LXV Miss Van Siever Makes Her Choice
138Chapter XVII Mrs Proudie’s Conversazione
295Chapter LXVI Requiescat in Pace
139Chapter XVIII The New Minister’s Patronage
296Chapter LXVII In Memoriam
140Chapter XIX Money Dealings
297Chapter LXVIII The Obstinacy of Mr Crawley
141Chapter XX Harold Smith in Cabinet
298Chapter LXIX Mr Crawley’s Last Appearance in His Own Pulpit
142Chapter XXI Why Puck, the Pony, was Beaten
299Chapter LXX Mrs Arabin is Caught
143Chapter XXII Hogglestock Parsonage
300Chapter LXXI Mr Toogood at Silverbridge
144Chapter XXIII The Triumph of the Giants
301Chapter LXXII Mr Toogood at ‘The Dragon of Wantly’
145Chapter XXIV Magna Est Veritas
302Chapter LXXIII There is Comfort at Plumstead
146Chapter XXV Non-Impulsive
303Chapter LXXIV The Crawleys are Informed
147Chapter XXVI Impulsive
304Chapter LXXV Madalina’s Heart is Bleeding
148Chapter XXVII South Audley Street
305Chapter LXXVI I Think he is Light of Heart
149Chapter XXVIII Dr Thorne
306Chapter LXXVII The Shattered Tree
150Chapter XXIX Miss Dunstable at Home
307Chapter LXXVIII The Arabins Return to Barchester
151Chapter XXX The Grantly Triumph
308Chapter LXXIX Mr Crawley Speaks of His Coat
152Chapter XXXI Salmon Fishing in Norway
309Chapter LXXX Miss Demolines Desires to Be a Finger-Post
153Chapter XXXII The Goat and Compasses
310Chapter LXXXI Barchester Cloisters
154Chapter XXXIII Consolation
311Chapter LXXXII The Last Scene at Hogglestock
155Chapter XXXIV Lady Lufton is Taken by Surprise
312Chapter LXXXIII Mr Crawley is Conquered
156Chapter XXXV The Story of King Cophetua
313Chapter LXXXIV Conclusion
157Chapter XXXVI Kidnapping at Hogglestock