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Ta da, i feel i shd have a dry sherry to celebrate finishing the challenge with this bk about intrigue in 1850's clergy. If i adopted the 50 page rule i wd have given up but as i met the Stanhope family at the Bishops party things perked up as Mr Slope + the stanhopes made the bk a little more colourful . An enjoyable 'Public Domain' rd. Thanks for organising everyone now to 2020 ☺

There is, perhaps, no greater hardship at present inflicted on mankind in civilized and free countries, than the necessity of listening to sermons.

The cathedral #building in Barchester is loosely based on Salisbury Cathedral, with a few other cathedrals mixed in. #maylovesclassics @Sarah83

What I love about 1940s reprints of the classics are the illustrations. There are line drawings at the beginning of each chapter and this color one on the title page.Also, a few more in color scattered throughout. #illustrated #classics

We happened upon a bookstore...

A Victorian novel for #ReindeerReads photo challenge day 3 #historicalnovel
A comedic look at the goings-on between the clergy and the gentry. The oily character is called Obadiah Slope. Perfect name!
Thanks for the challenge @Jess7

Finished the second book in Trollope's Barchester Chronicles. I'm thoroughly enjoying his witty observations on 18th century social mores, assumed gender roles, and the debatable authority of the church. As the prose is so beautifully constructed, I'm taking my time, reading only 30-50 pages at a time so I can slowly savor and fully appreciate these #classic novels.

And aren't these #covers gorgeous? 😍

Sunroom + lazy Sunday = reading bliss

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#truth #ouch

#FolioFriday

Here's one of my purchases from the "book town" of Sidney. I have somehow made it to this point in my life without reading any Trollope. ?

#FolioFridays
#FolioFreaks
#FolioSociety

I have no desire. Nope.

I'll be making my annual trek to visit my two favorite indie bookstores in two days!!!! Can't wait!

http://www.malaprops.com/
http://www.dbnbooks.com

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Tea for me, please. But the rest is true. 😊

I recently watched Dr. Thorne on Amazon, which made me want to read the series it came from. Found this one, book 2, on Book Mooch. I read several Trollope books in the early 90's, but I don't remember which books, and that was before I started keeping a reading log.

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I love the books of Anthony Trollope and I can recommend the audio books narrated by Timothy West, available on audible, wholeheartedly. Barchester Towers has to be one of my favourites, but it is very lucky for me that Trollope has written so many novels, as there are still so many I can look forward to reading for the first time.

I've been meaning to read Anthony Trollope's Barchester Chronicles and his Palliser novels. I have both sets, this one a new collection from the Pengin English Library, and the other (not pictured) is a boxed set in all black and red from the 70s. Thank you Half Price Books! Now to read them! #aclassicyouhaventread #penguinenglishlibrary

There is, perhaps, no greater hardship at present inflicted on mankind in civilised and free countries, than the neccessity of listening to sermons.

My second Trollope and a complete joy. So happy to have tapped a whole new vein of Victorian goodness.

This is deliciously good on the politics of church leadership. Every position commands a salary and a place in society. Nothing so Victorian as a vicious feud played out with perfect manners over a love story based on repressed emotions and dreadful misunderstandings. A delight.

🌟🌟🌟🌟 Only reason for 4 stars is because of a bit too much church politics for my taste, but overall this is a great read!! As always, Trollope is spot on with his characters, and I couldn't get enough of the Stanhopes! Signora Neroni deserves her own novel. Stick with this, and you'll have a great time! On to the next book for #biblioweekend !

Love Liberty's #BiblioWeekend idea! I'm in the middle of 3 books that I want to finish, then I'll have to see what else I can work in. First book I want to finish is Barchester Towers.

Trollope with a feminist view? Hmm... "...you know what freedom a man claims for himself, what slavery he would extract from his wife if he could..."

This has been on my TBR for a long time. While I've enjoyed all the current fiction I've been reading (and plan to continue reading), I love older, classic fiction and am feeling a real pull to get back to it. #chroniclesofbarset #classicfiction

It's #Recommendsday! Any Trollope fans here on Litsy? A small group of bloggers read all six Barsetshire novels last year... what a great reading experience! We may tackle The Palliser series in 2017.