A new edition, published as part of the 6-volume }Chronicles Of Barsetshire{ to coincide with the bicentenary of Trollope's birth in 2015 Barchester Towers (1857) was the book that made Trollope's reputation and it remains his most popular and enjoyable novel. The arrival of a new bishop in Barchester sets the town in turmoil: who will come out on top in the battle between the archdeacon, the bishop, Mr Slope, and Mrs Proudie?