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The Curate in Charge
Mrs. Oliphant
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The little woman rose up, and waved her hand with dignity. “We must not enter into such questions,” she said; “if you will be so very kind as to tell me when you would like me to go.”
I don’t know what incoherent words the curate stammered forth: that she should stay as long as she liked; that she must make her arrangements entirely to suit herself; that he had never thought of wishing her to go. This was what he said in much disturbance and agitation of mind instead of the other formula he had rehearsed about having no further need for her services. All this Miss Brown received with the pale smiling of the injured and magnanimous; while the girls looked fiercely on their father, leaving him alone and undefended. When he got away he was so exhausted that he did not feel able to go out into the parish, but withdrew to his study, where he lurked, half paralyzed, all th. . . Read More
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I liked this little old-fashioned story. A country curate is ambling through life, doing a wonderful job at his calling, but he lacks any ambition. This is not important to him, but we soon see how important it is to those who are depending on him. He marries twice, and is left with two teen daughte
I could easily argue that this is one of the most important feminist novels of the 19th cent. In this novel Mrs. Oliphant attacks women's limited roles in society, and advocates for women's right to not be a mother (or particularly like children), and to take control of their lives. In a truly aston
A standalone, this one takes us to the country parish of Brentburn which is looked after by the curate Mr St John who does his duty devotedly but does nothing to change (“improve”) his own situation for over 20 years, the rector having moved to Italy for health reasons. In this period, he has been t