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LibriVox recording of Barchester Towers, by Anthony Trollope.
This is the second in Trollope’s ‘Barsetshire’ series of novels. The later novels in the series move away from Barchester itself but 'Barchester Towers' is very much a sequel to the first book ‘The Warden’, which is also available from Librivox.
The old bishop dies, the archdeacon, Dr. Grantly fails to succeed him and a new bishop, Dr. Proudie is appointed. Dr. Grantly gains a worthy foe, not the new bishop but his wife, Mrs. Proudie, strict sabatarian and power behind the Episcopal throne together with the bishop’s chaplain, Mr. Slope.
John Bold is also dead and Eleanor, now a wealthy young widow sets clerical hearts fluttering. The new bishop must deal with the wardenship of Hiram’s Hospital. Will it go to Mr. Harding? All is to play for. Then the old Dean dies and the stakes are raised. (Summary by Andy)
M4B audiobook of complete book
This audio is part of the collection: The LibriVox Free Audiobook Collection
It also belongs to collections: Audio Books & Poetry; Community Audio
Artist/Composer: Anthony Trollope
Date: 2007-03-05
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
Keywords: librivox; audiobook; literature; trollope
Creative Commons license: Public Domain
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| 01 - Who will be the new Bishop? |
18.7 MB
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| 02 - Hiram's Hospital |
18.7 MB
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10.3 MB
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| 03 - Dr. and Mrs. Proudie |
15.1 MB
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8.4 MB
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7.5 MB
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| 04 - The Bishop's Chaplain |
18.2 MB
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9.9 MB
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| 05 - A Morning Visit |
19.9 MB
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10.8 MB
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10.0 MB
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| 06 - War |
26.1 MB
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14.5 MB
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13.0 MB
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| 07 - The Dean and Chapter take Counsel |
15.0 MB
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8.2 MB
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7.5 MB
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| 08 - The Ex-Warden Rejoices |
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7.5 MB
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| 09 - The Stanhope Family |
30.7 MB
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16.6 MB
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15.4 MB
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| 10 - Mrs Proudie's Reception - Commenced |
20.7 MB
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11.6 MB
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10.3 MB
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| 11 - Mrs. Proudie's Reception - Concluded |
32.5 MB
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17.7 MB
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16.3 MB
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| 12 - Slope vs Harding |
16.6 MB
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9.2 MB
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| 13 - The Rubbish Cart |
21.9 MB
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11.8 MB
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11.0 MB
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| 14 - The New Champion |
15.3 MB
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| 15 - The Widow's Suitors |
29.8 MB
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| 16 - Baby Worship |
27.8 MB
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| 17 - Who Shall be Cock of the Walk |
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| 18 - The Widow's Persecution |
17.1 MB
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| 19 - Barchester by Moonlight |
22.0 MB
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| 20 - Mr. Arabin |
27.2 MB
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| 21 - St Ewold's Parsonage |
23.0 MB
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13.1 MB
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11.5 MB
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| 22 - The Thornes of Ullathorne |
29.7 MB
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16.6 MB
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| 23 - Mr Arabin reads himself in at St Ewold's |
21.8 MB
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12.4 MB
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| 24 - Mr Slope manages matters very well at Puddingdale |
22.0 MB
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12.5 MB
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11.0 MB
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| 25 - Fourteen Arguments in Favour of Mr. Quiverful's Claims |
18.5 MB
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10.4 MB
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| 26 - Mrs. Proudie Wrestles and Gets a Fall |
29.8 MB
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16.2 MB
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14.9 MB
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| 27 - A Love Scene |
37.4 MB
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20.7 MB
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18.7 MB
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| 28 - Mrs Bold is Entertained by Dr. & Mrs. Grantly at Plumstead |
39.6 MB
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22.0 MB
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19.8 MB
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| 29 - A Serious Interview |
24.0 MB
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13.3 MB
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12.0 MB
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| 30 - Another Love Scene |
26.6 MB
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14.9 MB
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13.3 MB
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| 31 - The Bishop's Library |
12.7 MB
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6.8 MB
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6.3 MB
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| 32 - A New Candidate for Ecclesiastical Honours |
32.2 MB
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17.8 MB
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16.1 MB
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| 33 - Mrs. Proudie Victrix |
23.8 MB
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13.0 MB
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11.9 MB
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| 34 - Oxford, The Master and Tutor of Lazarus |
19.0 MB
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10.5 MB
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| 35 - Miss Thorne's Fete Champetre |
20.4 MB
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11.5 MB
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10.2 MB
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| 36 - Ullathorne Sports I |
31.6 MB
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17.6 MB
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15.8 MB
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| 37 - Signora Neronem Countess De Courcy & Mrs. Proudie Meet at Ullathorne |
30.7 MB
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16.8 MB
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15.4 MB
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| 38 - The Bishop Sits Down to Breakfast, and the Dean Dies |
30.3 MB
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17.1 MB
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15.1 MB
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| 39 - The Lookalofts and the Greenacres |
24.1 MB
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13.2 MB
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12.1 MB
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| 40 - Ullathorne Sports Act II |
26.4 MB
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14.6 MB
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| 41 - Mrs. Bold Confides Her Sorrow to Her Friend Miss Stanhope |
22.0 MB
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12.1 MB
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| 42 - Ullathorne Sports--Act III |
26.5 MB
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15.0 MB
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| 43 - Mr & Mrs Quiverful are Made Happy, Mr. Slope is Encouraged by the Press |
37.4 MB
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20.4 MB
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| 44 - Mrs. Bold at Home |
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10.8 MB
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| 45 - The Stanhopes at Home |
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| 46 - Mr Slope's Parting Interview with the Signora |
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12.0 MB
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11.5 MB
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| 47 - The Dean Elect |
24.0 MB
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12.0 MB
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| 48 - Miss Thorne shows her Talent at Match-making |
24.5 MB
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13.9 MB
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12.3 MB
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| 49 - The Beelzebub Colt |
13.9 MB
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| 50 - The Archdeacon is Satisfied with the State of Affairs |
15.3 MB
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8.5 MB
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| 51 - Mr. Slope Bids Farewell to the Palace and Its Inhabitants |
19.6 MB
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10.7 MB
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| 52 - The New Dean Takes Possesion of the Deanery and the new Warden of the Hospital |
17.3 MB
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8.6 MB
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| 53 - Conclusion |
9.9 MB
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Reviewer:
bowhows -
Subject:
Difficult to Understand
This is a wonderful story, unfortunately though many of the chapters are read by someone who has difficulty pronouncing many English sounds. I had to strain to understand many of the words she said, and I found trying to make out what she was saying frustrating.
Reviewer:
katknit -
Subject:
Much ado
Second in Trollope's Barsetshire series, Barchester Towers concerns the family of the Reverend Septimus Harding, whom we first met in The Warden. The new bishop has arrived, accompanied by his domineering wife and her hand-picked clerical cohort, the hypocritical Obadiah Slope. A sharply satirical comedy of errors ensues, played out by a cast of memorable characters who struggle for power, position, love, and money. Trollope knew human nature, and he knew how to portray it in both its positive and negative aspects. Part of the appeal of Barchester Towers is that he is able to do so with relative gentleness, without preaching or obvious moralizing. I'm looking forward to the sequel, to find out what happens to the bishop's virago of a wife.
Reviewer:
ListeninginChicago -
Subject:
An enjoyable character study
From Librovox:
This is the second in Trollope’s ‘Barsetshire’ series of novels. The later novels in the series move away from Barchester itself but ‘Barchester Towers’ is very much a sequel to the first book ‘The Warden’, which is also available from Librivox.
The old bishop dies, the archdeacon, Dr. Grantly fails to succeed him and a new bishop, Dr. Proudie is appointed. Dr. Grantly gains a worthy foe, not the new bishop but his wife, Mrs. Proudie, strict sabatarian and power behind the Episcopal throne together with the bishop’s chaplain, Mr. Slope.
John Bold is also dead and Eleanor, now a wealthy young widow sets clerical hearts fluttering. The new bishop must deal with the wardenship of Hiram’s Hospital. Will it go to Mr. Harding? All is to play for. Then the old Dean dies and the stakes are raised. (Summary by Andy)
My comments: Andy Minter is one of my favorite readers and he takes quite a few chapters in this book. The other readers also do an excellent job, making the entire book easy to listen to.
The book is limited in locale and time, but not in characters. Trollope spends considerable time developing interesting people to populate his little ecclesiastical world. We not only follow the various players around but we hear their thoughts and what the narrator thinks of each of them. There's much misunderstanding, as conversations get twisted and turned in the retelling, as inferences drawn in error take on a life of their own, and as certain characters try t manipulate events to their own advantage. As a listener, I found quite a bit to laugh at, but I also found a fair exposition on how we often see what we want to see and miss the clues which should tell us that reality is otherwise.
