Barchester Towers

I Who will be the new Bishop? II Hiram's Hospital, according to Act of Parliament III Dr and Mrs Proudie IV The Bishop's Chaplain V A Morning Visit VI War VII The Dean and Chapter take Counsel VIII The Ex-Warden rejoices at his probable Return to the Hospital IX The Stanhope Family X Mrs Proudie's Reception—Commenced XI Mrs Proudie's Reception—Concluded XII Slope versus Harding XIII The Rubbish Cart XIV The New Champion XV The Widow's Suitors XVI Baby Worship XVII Who shall be Cock of the Walk? XVIII The Widow's Persecution XIX Barchester by Moonlight XX Mr Arabin XXI St Ewold's Parsonage XXII The Thornes of Ullathorne XXIII Mr Arabin reads himself in at St Ewold's XXIV Mr Slope manages matters very well at Puddingdale XXV Fourteen Arguments in favour of Mr Quiverful's Claims XXVI Mrs Proudie wrestles and gets a Fall XXVII A Love Scene XXVIII Mrs Bold is entertained by Dr and Mrs Grantly at Plumstead XXIX A serious Interview XXX Another Love Scene XXXI The Bishop's Library XXXII A New Candidate for Ecclesiastical Honours XXXIII Mrs Proudie Victrix XXXIV Oxford—The Master and Tutor of Lazarus XXXV Miss Thorne's Fete Champetre XXXVI Ullathorne Sports—Act I XXXVII The Signora Neroni, the Countess De Courcy, and Mrs Proudie meet each other at Ullathorne XXXVIII The Bishop sits down to Breakfast and the Dean dies XXXIX The Lookalofts and the Greenacres XL Ullathorne Sports—Act II XLI Mrs Bold confides her Sorrow to her Friend Miss Stanhope XLII Ullathorne Sports—Act III XLIII Mrs and Mrs Quiverful are made happy. Mr Slope is encouraged by the Press XLIV Mrs Bold at Home XLV The Stanhopes at Home XLVI Mr Slope's parting Interview with the Signora
XLVII The Dean Elect XLVIII Miss Thorne shows her Talent at Match-making XLIX The Belzebub Colt L The Archdeacon is satisfied with the State of Affairs LI Mr Slope's Farewell to the Palace and its Inhabitants LII The new Dean takes Possession of the Deanery, and the New Warden of the Hospital LIII Conclusion
In the latter days of July in the year 185-, a most important question was for ten days hourly asked in the cathedral city of Barchester, and answered every hour in various ways—Who was to be the new Bishop?