# The Warden — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Warden by Anthony Trollope.

- [Hiram's Hospital](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_warden_se/chapters/i-hiram-s-hospital.md): The chapter introduces the Rev. Septimus Harding, precentor of Barchester Cathedral and warden of Hiram's Hospital, a charitable almshouse for twelve elderly men. It describes the history of the hospital, founded by John
- [The Barchester Reformer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_warden_se/chapters/ii-the-barchester-reformer.md): Mr. Harding, the precentor of Barchester, becomes uneasy as murmurs about the misuse of Hiram's estate resurface. The archdeacon, Dr. Grantly, defends the church's position, while a young surgeon named John Bold emerges 
- [The Bishop of Barchester](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_warden_se/chapters/iii-the-bishop-of-barchester.md): Mr. Harding visits the Bishop of Barchester to confess his doubts about the legitimacy of his income as warden of Hiram's Hospital, following John Bold's challenge. The bishop, a gentle and kind old man, initially advise
- [Hiram's Bedesmen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_warden_se/chapters/iv-hiram-s-bedesmen.md): The bedesmen of Hiram's Hospital are divided over a petition, instigated by attorney Finney, to demand a larger share of the charity's income. Abel Handy leads a faction of six men who sign the petition, while the loyal 
- [Dr. Grantly Visits the Hospital](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_warden_se/chapters/v-dr-grantly-visits-the-hospital.md): Archdeacon Grantly, confident in the justice of ecclesiastical revenues, visits the hospital to confront the bedesmen after their petition. He delivers a forceful speech arguing that John Hiram intended only to provide b
- [VI: The Warden's Tea Party](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_warden_se/chapters/vi-the-warden-s-tea-party.md): Mr. Harding resolves to avoid conflict and invites John Bold to a musical party. Bold declines due to his reform campaign against the hospital, causing tension with his sister Mary and with Eleanor Harding. The party pro
- [VII: The Jupiter](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_warden_se/chapters/vii-the-jupiter.md): The chapter details the devastating impact of a scathing article in The Jupiter newspaper on Mr. Harding, who is publicly accused of unjustly enriching himself at the expense of the almsmen. While the archdeacon advises 
- [Plumstead Episcopi](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_warden_se/chapters/viii-plumstead-episcopi.md): The chapter opens at the rectory of Plumstead Episcopi, where Mrs. Grantly confronts the archdeacon, blaming him for the crisis surrounding Mr. Harding and the hospital. She argues that his opposition to John Bold has wo
- [The Conference](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_warden_se/chapters/ix-the-conference.md): Archdeacon Grantly shares Sir Abraham Haphazard's legal opinion that the warden has a strong defense, but Mr. Harding remains troubled by the moral implications and the attack in The Jupiter. Despite the archdeacon's ins
- [X: Tribulation](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_warden_se/chapters/x-tribulation.md): Mr. Harding returns home deeply distressed by the public scrutiny and moral conflict over his position as warden. He isolates himself, wandering in his garden, where Bunce attempts to comfort him but learns there is no g
- [XI: Iphigenia](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_warden_se/chapters/xi-iphigenia.md): Eleanor Harding resolves to sacrifice her own feelings by pleading with John Bold to abandon his reform campaign against her father. She visits Bold, who has unexpectedly returned, and passionately implores him to spare 
- [Mr. Bold's Visit to Plumstead](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_warden_se/chapters/xii-mr-bold-s-visit-to-plumstead.md): John Bold visits Archdeacon Grantly at Plumstead Episcopi to announce his intention to abandon the lawsuit against Mr. Harding. The archdeacon, however, receives him with hostility, accusing Bold of reckless and self-ser
- [The Warden's Decision](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_warden_se/chapters/xiii-the-warden-s-decision.md): Eleanor returns from John Bold's house with news that the lawsuit will be abandoned, but her father is unmoved. He has read a scathing article in The Jupiter that condemns his position as warden, and he resolves to resig
- [Mount Olympus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_warden_se/chapters/xiv-mount-olympus.md): John Bold, burdened by his promise to Eleanor and the consequences of his reform campaign, visits Tom Towers at the Temple to prevent further damaging newspaper articles about the hospital. The chapter satirizes the imme
- [Tom Towers, Dr. Anticant, and Mr. Sentiment](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_warden_se/chapters/xv-tom-towers-dr-anticant-and-mr-sentiment.md): John Bold visits Tom Towers to request that The Jupiter cease its personal attacks on Mr. Harding, but Towers refuses, citing the independence of the press. Bold then reads the first number of Mr. Sentiment's novel 'The 
- [A Long Day in London](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_warden_se/chapters/xvi-a-long-day-in-london.md): Mr. Harding, determined to resign the wardenship, uses his limited cunning to evade Dr. Grantly and travel to London. He spends a long, anxious day avoiding his son-in-law, seeking an audience with Sir Abraham Haphazard,
- [Sir Abraham Haphazard](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_warden_se/chapters/xvii-sir-abraham-haphazard.md): Mr. Harding visits Sir Abraham Haphazard to announce his intention to resign as warden of Hiram's Hospital, despite the withdrawal of John Bold's lawsuit. Sir Abraham tries to dissuade him, arguing that the income is jus
- [XVIII: The Warden Is Very Obstinate](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_warden_se/chapters/xviii-the-warden-is-very-obstinate.md): The warden returns to his hotel to find Dr. Grantly and Mrs. Grantly waiting for him. He reveals that he has told Sir Abraham Haphazard of his intention to resign the wardenship. The archdeacon tries to persuade him to r
- [The Warden Resigns](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_warden_se/chapters/xix-the-warden-resigns.md): Mr. Harding formally resigns the wardenship of Hiram's Hospital, writing both an official letter and a private note to the Bishop. He returns to Barchester, discusses his reduced circumstances with Eleanor, and plans for
- [Farewell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_warden_se/chapters/xx-farewell.md): Mr. Harding returns home and receives a supportive note from the bishop, who offers him a chaplaincy and later a gift of money, both of which Harding declines. The bishop and Harding consult together, and it is settled t
- [Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_warden_se/chapters/xxi-conclusion.md): The final chapter ties up the story: Mr. Harding leaves the hospital quietly, refuses to return as warden, and the bishop declines to appoint a successor, leading to the hospital's decline. Harding becomes rector of St. 

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