# Barchester Towers — Character guide

> Key figures in Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope.

- [Mr. Slope](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/mr_slope.md): The Bishop's chaplain, a scheming and ambitious clergyman.
- [Eleanor Bold](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/eleanor_bold.md): A young widow, courted by several men, including Mr. Slope.
- [Mr. Arabin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/mr_arabin.md): A scholarly clergyman who becomes vicar of St. Ewold's.
- [Mr. Harding](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/mr_harding.md): The former warden of Hiram's Hospital, a gentle and musical man.
- [Dr. Proudie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/dr_proudie.md): The new Bishop of Barchester, often dominated by his wife.
- [Mrs. Proudie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/mrs_proudie.md): The Bishop's domineering wife, a force in Barchester society.
- [Archdeacon Grantly](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/archdeacon_grantly.md): The powerful and ambitious Archdeacon of Barchester.
- [Signora Neroni](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/signora_neroni.md): A beautiful and witty but crippled Italian woman.
- [Bertie Stanhope](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/bertie_stanhope.md): A charming but idle and impecunious young man.
- [Charlotte Stanhope](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/charlotte_stanhope.md): The practical and managing sister of the Stanhope family.
- [Miss Thorne](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/miss_thorne.md): A kind-hearted spinster who hosts the Ullathorne sports.
- [Mr. Thorne](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/mr_thorne.md): Miss Thorne's brother, a conservative country gentleman.
- [Mr. Quiverful](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/mr_quiverful.md): A poor clergyman with a large family, seeking the hospital wardenship.
- [Mrs. Quiverful](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/mrs_quiverful.md): Mr. Quiverful's anxious and practical wife.
- [Dr. Stanhope](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/dr_stanhope.md): The indolent prebendary of Barchester, father of the Stanhope children.
- [Mrs. Stanhope](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/mrs_stanhope.md): Dr. Stanhope's wife, an invalid living abroad.
- [John Bold](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/john_bold.md): Eleanor's deceased husband, a reforming surgeon.
- [Mary Bold](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/mary_bold.md): John Bold's sister and Eleanor's close friend.
- [Dr. Gwynne](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/dr_gwynne.md): The Master of Lazarus College, Oxford, a friend of Mr. Harding.
- [Mr. Plomacy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/mr_plomacy.md): The steward at Ullathorne, managing the estate.
- [Mrs. Grantly](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/mrs_grantly.md): The Archdeacon's wife, a sensible and kind woman.
- [Mr. Towers](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/mr_towers.md): A powerful journalist for The Jupiter newspaper.
- [Mrs. Lookaloft](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/mrs_lookaloft.md): A pretentious farmer's wife who aspires to gentility.
- [Harry Greenacre](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/harry_greenacre.md): A young farmer who courts one of the Lookaloft girls.
- [Mrs. Greenacre](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/mrs_greenacre.md): Harry Greenacre's mother, a respectable farmer's wife.
- [Lady De Courcy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/lady_de_courcy.md): An aristocratic woman who visits Ullathorne.
- [Sir Omicron Pie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/sir_omicron_pie.md): A celebrated London physician called to attend the dying dean.
- [Dr. Trefoil](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/dr_trefoil.md): The elderly Dean of Barchester, whose death precipitates events.
- [Miss Trefoil](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/miss_trefoil.md): The learned but eccentric sister of the late Dean.
- [Mr. Newman](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/mr_newman.md): A London lawyer consulted by Mr. Harding.
- [Mr. Stiles](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/mr_stiles.md): A lawyer's clerk who assists Mr. Newman.
- [Mr. Rerechild](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/mr_rerechild.md): A Barchester surgeon attending Mrs. Bold's confinement.
- [Mrs. Phillips](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/mrs_phillips.md): The wife of a lawyer, a friend of Mrs. Quiverful.
- [Olivia Proudie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/olivia_proudie.md): One of Dr. and Mrs. Proudie's daughters.
- [Augusta Proudie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/augusta_proudie.md): Another daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Proudie.
- [Griselda Grantly](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/griselda_grantly.md): The Archdeacon's beautiful and cold daughter.
- [Dr. Fillgrave](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/dr_fillgrave.md): A Barchester physician, rival to Dr. Proudie's medical choices.
- [Bob Stubbs](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/bob_stubbs.md): A young man who marries one of the Lookaloft girls.
- [John Hiram](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/mr_hiram.md): The 12th-century founder of Hiram's Hospital.
- [Paulo Neroni](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/paulo_neroni.md): The Signora's estranged husband, an Italian scoundrel.
- [Sir Harkaway Gorse](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/sir_harkaway_gorse.md): A baronet mentioned at the Ullathorne sports.
- [Mrs. Slope](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/mrs_slope.md): Mr. Slope's mother, mentioned in his background.
- [Dominie Sampson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/dominie_sampson.md): A character from Scott's Guy Mannering, alluded to.
- [The Priestess](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/the_priestess.md): A metaphorical reference to Mrs. Proudie.
- [The Master](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/the_master.md): A generic reference to the Master of Lazarus.
- [Papa](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/papa.md): Eleanor's affectionate term for her father, Mr. Harding.
- [Mamma](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/mamma.md): A term used by the Proudie children for Mrs. Proudie.
- [The Stanhopes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/barchester_towers_se/characters/the_stanhopes.md): The family collectively, often referred to as a unit.

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