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Published in 1857, Barchester Towers is the middle book of Trollope’s six‑part Chronicle of Barsetshire. It continues the story begun in The Warden, focusing on Mr. Harding, his daughter Eleanor, and the city's clergy. The novel satirises the ambition, love affairs and ecclesiastical rivalries that dominate life in the fictitious cathedral town of Barchester, exploring questions of promotion, marriage and ecclesiastical appointments with irony and humor.
First publish date: 1857
Genre: Literary Fiction/Classic Literature
Authors: Anthony Trollope
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