Anthony Trollope's Barchester Towers satirizes Victorian ambition and moral bankruptcy as he examines the antics of characters within the Barchester Diocese caught in a storm of religious controversy, political and social power struggles, and romantic and sexual entanglements. The Bishop of Barchester is on his deathbed. His son is widely expected to be appointed to his father's position, but a Dr. Proudie from London has been appointed instead. Proudie is under the influence of his chaplain, th