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The Perpetual Curate

Paperback

Main Details

Title The Perpetual Curate
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Margaret Oliphant
SeriesVirago Modern Classics
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:560
Dimensions(mm): Height 203,Width 127
Category/GenreClassic fiction (pre c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9781844082070
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint Virago Press Ltd
Publication Date 10 December 2004
Publication Country United Kingdom

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.