The Last Chronicle of Barset Read online

  ANTHONY TROLLOPE

  First published in monthly installments from December 1, 1866, toJuly 6, 1867, and in book form in 1867

  Mr. Crawley before the Magistrates. (Frontispiece)]

  CONTENTS

  I. How Did He Get It? II. By Heavens He Had Better Not! III. The Archdeacon's Threat IV. The Clergyman's House at Hogglestock V. What the World Thought About It VI. Grace Crawley VII. Miss Prettyman's Private Room VIII. Mr. Crawley Is Taken to Silverbridge IX. Grace Crawley Goes to Allington X. Dinner at Framley Court XI. The Bishop Sends His Inhibition XII. Mr. Crawley Seeks for Sympathy XIII. The Bishop's Angel XIV. Major Grantly Consults a Friend XV. Up in London XVI. Down at Allington XVII. Mr. Crawley Is Summoned to Barchester XVIII. The Bishop of Barchester Is Crushed XIX. Where Did It Come From? XX. What Mr. Walker Thought About It XXI. Mr. Robarts on His Embassy XXII. Major Grantly at Home XXIII. Miss Lily Dale's Resolution XXIV. Mrs. Dobbs Broughton's Dinner-party XXV. Miss Madalina Demolines XXVI. The Picture XXVII. A Hero at Home XXVIII. Showing How Major Grantly Took a Walk XXIX. Miss Lily Dale's Logic XXX. Showing What Major Grantly Did After His Walk XXXI. Showing How Major Grantly Returned to Guestwick XXXII. Mr. Toogood XXXIII. The Plumstead Foxes XXXIV. Mrs. Proudie Sends for Her Lawyer XXXV. Lily Dale Writes Two Words in Her Book XXXVI. Grace Crawley Returns Home XXXVII. Hook Court XXXVIII. Jael XXXIX. A New Flirtation XL. Mr. Toogood's Ideas About Society XLI. Grace Crawley at Home XLII. Mr. Toogood Travels Professionally XLIII. Mr. Crosbie Goes into the City XLIV. "I Suppose I Must Let You Have It" XLV. Lily Dale Goes to London XLVI. The Bayswater Romance XLVII. Dr. Tempest at the Palace XLVIII. The Softness of Sir Raffle Buffle XLIX. Near the Close L. Lady Lufton's Proposition LI. Mrs. Dobbs Broughton Piles Her Fagots LII. Why Don't You Have an "It" for Yourself? LIII. Rotten Row LIV. The Clerical Commission LV. Framley Parsonage LVI. The Archdeacon Goes to Framley LVII. A Double Pledge LVIII. The Cross-grainedness of Men LIX. A Lady Presents Her Compliments to Miss L. D. LX. The End of Jael and Sisera LXI. "It's Dogged as Does It" LXII. Mr. Crawley's Letter to the Dean LXIII. Two Visitors to Hogglestock LXIV. The Tragedy in Hook Court LXV. Miss Van Siever Makes Her Choice LXVI. Requiescat in Pace LXVII. In Memoriam LXVIII. The Obstinacy of Mr. Crawley LXIX. Mr. Crawley's Last Appearance in His Own Pulpit LXX. Mrs. Arabin Is Caught LXXI. Mr. Toogood at Silverbridge LXXII. Mr. Toogood at "The Dragon of Wantly" LXXIII. There Is Comfort at Plumstead LXXIV. The Crawleys Are Informed LXXV. Madalina's Heart Is Bleeding LXXVI. I Think He Is Light of Heart LXXVII. The Shattered Tree LXXVIII. The Arabins Return to Barchester LXXIX. Mr. Crawley Speaks of His Coat LXXX. Miss Demolines Desires to Become a Finger-post LXXXI. Barchester Cloisters LXXXII. The Last Scene at Hogglestock LXXXIII. Mr. Crawley Is Conquered LXXXIV. Conclusion