# The Warden — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Warden by Anthony Trollope.

- [Hiram's Hospital](https://www.betterreads.dev/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.dev/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.dev/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.dev/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.dev/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

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- [VI: The Warden's Tea Party](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_warden_se/chapters/vi-the-warden-s-tea-party.md)
- [VII: The Jupiter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_warden_se/chapters/vii-the-jupiter.md)
- [Plumstead Episcopi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_warden_se/chapters/viii-plumstead-episcopi.md)
- [The Conference](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_warden_se/chapters/ix-the-conference.md)
- [X: Tribulation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_warden_se/chapters/x-tribulation.md)
- [XI: Iphigenia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_warden_se/chapters/xi-iphigenia.md)
- [Mr. Bold's Visit to Plumstead](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_warden_se/chapters/xii-mr-bold-s-visit-to-plumstead.md)
- [The Warden's Decision](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_warden_se/chapters/xiii-the-warden-s-decision.md)
- [Mount Olympus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_warden_se/chapters/xiv-mount-olympus.md)
- [Tom Towers, Dr. Anticant, and Mr. Sentiment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_warden_se/chapters/xv-tom-towers-dr-anticant-and-mr-sentiment.md)
- [A Long Day in London](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_warden_se/chapters/xvi-a-long-day-in-london.md)
- [Sir Abraham Haphazard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_warden_se/chapters/xvii-sir-abraham-haphazard.md)
- [XVIII: The Warden Is Very Obstinate](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_warden_se/chapters/xviii-the-warden-is-very-obstinate.md)
- [The Warden Resigns](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_warden_se/chapters/xix-the-warden-resigns.md)
- [Farewell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_warden_se/chapters/xx-farewell.md)
- [Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_warden_se/chapters/xxi-conclusion.md)

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