<P> The Chronicles of Barsetshire is a series of six novels by the English author Anthony Trollope, set in the fictitious English county of Barsetshire and its cathedral town of Barchester . The novels concern the dealings of the clergy and the gentry, and the political, amatory, and social manœuvrings that go on among and between them . Of the six novels, the second in the series, Barchester Towers, is generally the best known, while the last was Trollope's own favourite . Together, the series is regarded by many as Trollope's finest work . </P> <P> The novels in the series are: </P>

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