Book Review
Feb. 19th, 2008 09:06 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kenjariBarchester Towers
by Anthony Trollope
This was one of the more amusing 19th century novels I've read, albeit in a subtle way. It is set in the cathedral town of Barchester and concerns the arrival of a new bishop, Dr. Proudie, his wife, and their chaplain, Mr. Slope. The bishop and his set attempt to introduce new, reforming practices into the religious life of Barchester. A comedic struggle ensues between this new guard and the older, established members of the Barchester clergy, involving a lot of underhanded jockeying for position and influence. There are some especially amusing secondary characters, too, particularly the Stanhopes and Thornes.
by Anthony Trollope
This was one of the more amusing 19th century novels I've read, albeit in a subtle way. It is set in the cathedral town of Barchester and concerns the arrival of a new bishop, Dr. Proudie, his wife, and their chaplain, Mr. Slope. The bishop and his set attempt to introduce new, reforming practices into the religious life of Barchester. A comedic struggle ensues between this new guard and the older, established members of the Barchester clergy, involving a lot of underhanded jockeying for position and influence. There are some especially amusing secondary characters, too, particularly the Stanhopes and Thornes.
