Mrs Proudie, the warlike wife of the new Bishop of Barchester, bringsthe Reverend Slope into the Bishop's Palace to help dominate herhusband and rule the local clergy. But Slope is a snake in the grass,determined to find a rich wife, to win advancement for himself, evento fight Mrs Proudie if necessary. Their battle becomes a furiousdance, involving rich, pretty Widow Bold, angry Archdeacon Grantly,man-eating Signora Neroni, gentle Mr Harding, confused ParsonQuiverful and his fourteen noisy children. This classic comic story is Trollope's most famous novel.
