Project Gutenberg 2009-09-02 Public domain in the USA. 87 Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret) 1828 1897 Oliphant, Margaret Oliphant Wilson Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant Olyphant, Mrs. Oliphant, M. O. W. (Margaret Oliphant Wilson) Oliphant, Mrs. Margaret Oliphant, Mrs. Wilson, Margaret The Rector Chronicles of Carlingford Produced by Delphine Lettau and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net "The Rector" by Mrs. Oliphant is a novel written during the Victorian era, exploring the themes of social duty, personal identity, and the intricacies of community life. The story revolves around the newly appointed Rector of Carlingford, Mr. Morley Proctor, who grapples with the challenges of his position, his social interactions within the respectable yet enclosed society of Carlingford, and his relationships with the parishioners, particularly the Wodehouse sisters. The narrative begins with the excitement surrounding Mr. Proctor's arrival in Carlingford, but quickly reveals his insecurities and unsuitability for the role of a parish priest. He finds himself navigating the expectations of his parishioners while feeling overwhelmed by the responsibilities that accompany his position. As he interacts with figures such as the kind-hearted Lucy Wodehouse and the zealous curate Mr. Wentworth, Mr. Proctor confronts profound questions about his vocation and the expectations of love and community. The climax of his internal struggle occurs when he witnesses a dying parishioner’s distress, highlighting his inadequacies as a clergyman. Ultimately, overwhelmed by the demands of parish life and feeling unfulfilled, Mr. Proctor resigns and returns to his academic life at All-Souls, reflecting on the deeper connections and responsibilities he had overlooked. The novel intricately examines the contrast between intellectual pursuits and the emotional labor of caring for one’s community. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 97247 97256 2024-09-12T16:25:24.230062 2023-09-13T08:17:08.885765 text/html text/html 94290 2021-01-05T12:44:29 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 36395 2021-01-05T12:44:29 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 76935 2024-09-12T16:25:27.713085 application/epub+zip 75766 2024-09-12T16:25:25.490030 application/epub+zip 75767 2024-09-12T16:25:24.650027 application/epub+zip 132739 2024-09-12T16:25:29.670005 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 123164 2024-09-12T16:25:27.258017 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 123354 2022-09-13T18:19:02.963052 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 88596 88496 2024-09-12T16:25:23.962998 2023-09-13T08:17:08.680753 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 88528 2021-01-05T12:44:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 34547 2021-01-05T12:44:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18456 2024-09-12T16:25:29.799972 application/rdf+xml 8989 2024-09-12T16:25:24.989052 image/jpeg 2465 2024-09-12T16:25:24.819001 image/jpeg 75667 2024-09-12T16:25:24.241056 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia