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The Perpetual Curate
Paperback
Main Details
Title |
The Perpetual Curate
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Margaret Oliphant
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Series | Virago Modern Classics |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback | Pages:560 | Dimensions(mm): Height 203,Width 127 |
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Category/Genre | Classic fiction (pre c 1945) |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781844082070
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Little, Brown Book Group
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Imprint |
Virago Press Ltd
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Publication Date |
10 December 2004 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Frank Wentworth, Perpetual Curate of St Roque's, has basked in the popularity of Carlingford, beloved in the gracious homes of Grange Lane and the slums of Wharfside alike. But there are some among the sober-minded citizens who would see him as a 'dilettante Anglican, given over to floral ornaments and ecclesiastical upholstery' - a verdict shared by the new Rector who regards the presence of a young and energetic rival as an intolerable encumbrance. Imperceptibly, the tide starts turning against Frank Wentworth: his love for Lucy Wodehouse is threatened by his lack of prospects; his Evangelical aunts, in charge of a family living, disapprove of his high church ways, and rumours about a pretty shopgirl begin circulating. Slowly it dawns on Frank that he may well be doomed to a life of perpetual - and single - curacy.
Author Biography
Marjorie Oliphant, the Scottish writer whose portrayals of provincial life have been compared to George Eliot and Anthony Trollope, publishe dnearly 100 novels including the famous MISS MARJORIEBANKS.
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