The peace of the town is rudely disrupted by the arrival of the new low-church bishop Dr. Proudie, along with his indomitable shrew of a wife and Mr. Slope, his chaplain.
The peace of the town is rudely disrupted by the arrival of the new low-church bishop Dr. Proudie, along with his indomitable shrew of a wife and Mr. Slope, his chaplain. Two factions split the community as many women are won over to Proudie's side by Slope's persuasive powers, while the "Gantyists" remain loyal to the worldly Archdeacon, whose ambitions are dashed by this entourage. Mr. Harding, the gentle ex-warden, and his daughter Eleanor are the innocent victims caught in the middle of these squabbling groups in this novel.  FTP, name this Trollope novel, the second of the Barsetshire series and sequel to The Warden.
The peace of the town is rudely disrupted by the arrival of the new low-church bishop Dr. Proudie, along with his indomitable shrew of a wife and Mr. Slope, his chaplain.
Barchester Towers