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Anthony Trollope’s reverend gentlemen

Apr30

The clergy in Victorian novels are often the butt of derision, their foibles highlighted over their virtues. Anthony Trollope offers a more nuanced portrait and his Barsetshire Chronicles are as wonderful and insightful today as when they first appeared 150 years ago. Continue reading →

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