In the traditional society of Barsetshire,Dr Grantly,who has hoped to succeed his father as bishop,must suffer the indignity of seeing the post go to the 'low Church''Dr Proudie at the instigation of the new Whig government.When Mr Quiverful is mand Warden of Hiram''s Hopsital contrary to Slope and Grantly''s wishes,the battle for social supremacy becomes increasingly heated until it reaches a scandalous conclusion. With its warm humour and cleverly drawn characters,Barchester towers has bencome Anthoy Trollope''s most famous novel.First published in 1857,it is the second of the Chronicles of Barsetshire. 作者简介： Anthony Trollope（1815-82）.Most noted for his Barsetshire novels,trollope was a prolific writer whose work offers us an unsurpassed portrait of the professinal and landed classes of Victorian england. Barchester Towers,the second of the Barsetshire series,was published in 1857 to great acclaim,with one critic announcing it as the 'cleversest novel of the season.'In the traditional society of Barsetshire,Dr Grantly,who has hoped to succeed his father as bishop,must suffer the indignity of seeing the post go to the 'low Church''Dr Proudie at the instigation of the new Whig government.When Mr Quiverful is mand Warden of Hiram''s Hopsital contrary to Slope and Grantly''s wishes,the battle for social supremacy becomes increasingly heated until it reaches a scandalous conclusion. With its warm humour and cleverly drawn characters,Barchester towers has bencome Anthoy Trollope''s most famous novel.First published in 1857,it is the second of the Chronicles of Barsetshire. 作者简介： Anthony Trollope（1815-82）.Most noted for his Barsetshire novels,trollope was a prolific writer whose work offers us an unsurpassed portrait of the professinal and landed classes of Victorian england. Barchester Towers,the second of the Barsetshire series,was published in 1857 to great acclaim,with one critic announcing it as the 'cleversest novel of the season.'