Barchester Towers: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Barchester Towers, credited to Anthony Trollope, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

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)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Barchester Towers
• Author credits: Anthony Trollope
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 53
• Listed recording duration: 22:25:30

Catalogue topics

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Opening tracks: first 24 of 53

1. 01 - Who will be the new Bishop? — 20:25
2. 02 - Hiram's Hospital — 20:27
3. 03 - Dr. and Mrs. Proudie — 16:28
4. 04 - The Bishop's Chaplain — 19:55
5. 05 - A Morning Visit — 21:45
6. 06 - War — 28:29
7. 07 - The Dean and Chapter take Counsel — 16:23
8. 08 - The Ex-Warden Rejoices — 16:27
9. 09 - The Stanhope Family — 33:33
10. 10 - Mrs Proudie's Reception - Commenced — 22:36
11. 11 - Mrs. Proudie's Reception - Concluded — 35:30
12. 12 - Slope vs Harding — 18:07
13. 13 - The Rubbish Cart — 23:58
14. 14 - The New Champion — 16:40
15. 15 - The Widow's Suitors — 32:33
16. 16 - Baby Worship — 30:23
17. 17 - Who Shall be Cock of the Walk — 22:14
18. 18 - The Widow's Persecution — 18:42
19. 19 - Barchester by Moonlight — 24:05
20. 20 - Mr. Arabin — 29:40
21. 21 - St Ewold's Parsonage — 25:06
22. 22 - The Thornes of Ullathorne — 32:25
23. 23 - Mr Arabin reads himself in at St Ewold's — 23:50
24. 24 - Mr Slope manages matters very well at Puddingdale — 24:03

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