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Title: The Recreations of a Country Parson

Note: Reading ease score: 62.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Contents: Concerning the country parson's life -- Concerning the art of putting things -- Concerning two blisters of humanity -- Concerning work and play -- Concerning country houses and country life -- Concerning tidiness -- How I mused in the railway train -- Concerning the moral influences of the dwelling -- Concerning hurry and leisure -- Concerning the worries of life and how to meet them -- Concerning giving up and coming down -- Concerning the dignity of dulness -- Concerning growing old -- Conclusion.

Credits: This eBook was created by Charles Aldarondo

Summary: "The Recreations of a Country Parson" by Andrew Kennedy Hutchison Boyd is a collection of essays likely written in the mid-19th century, reflecting on the life and thoughts of a rural clergyman. The book explores themes of duty, personal satisfaction, and the complexities of choice in one's vocation, particularly the contrast between country and town living, as experienced by the narrator. At the start of the book, the narrator discusses the inherent simplicity of a clergyman's life in choosing where to serve, contrasting it with the confusion faced by a wealthy man settling down without a specific tie to a place. He reminisces about his own journey to becoming a country parson, describing how he ultimately embraced his role in a rural parish despite his initial feelings of strangeness and desire for a different kind of ministry. As he reflects on the impact of choice—both in terms of geographical location and the emotional ties that develop over time—the opening portion emphasizes the struggle for contentment and understanding of one's place in life, hinting at the often overwhelming nature of ambition and expectation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Boyd, Andrew Kennedy Hutchison, 1825-1899

EBook No.: 5407

Published: Apr 1, 2004

Downloads: 88

Language: English

Subject: Country life -- England

Subject: Rural clergy -- England

Subject: Clergy -- Anecdotes

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

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Title: The Recreations of a Country Parson

Note: Reading ease score: 62.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Contents: Concerning the country parson's life -- Concerning the art of putting things -- Concerning two blisters of humanity -- Concerning work and play -- Concerning country houses and country life -- Concerning tidiness -- How I mused in the railway train -- Concerning the moral influences of the dwelling -- Concerning hurry and leisure -- Concerning the worries of life and how to meet them -- Concerning giving up and coming down -- Concerning the dignity of dulness -- Concerning growing old -- Conclusion.

Credits: This eBook was created by Charles Aldarondo

Summary: "The Recreations of a Country Parson" by Andrew Kennedy Hutchison Boyd is a collection of essays likely written in the mid-19th century, reflecting on the life and thoughts of a rural clergyman. The book explores themes of duty, personal satisfaction, and the complexities of choice in one's vocation, particularly the contrast between country and town living, as experienced by the narrator. At the start of the book, the narrator discusses the inherent simplicity of a clergyman's life in choosing where to serve, contrasting it with the confusion faced by a wealthy man settling down without a specific tie to a place. He reminisces about his own journey to becoming a country parson, describing how he ultimately embraced his role in a rural parish despite his initial feelings of strangeness and desire for a different kind of ministry. As he reflects on the impact of choice—both in terms of geographical location and the emotional ties that develop over time—the opening portion emphasizes the struggle for contentment and understanding of one's place in life, hinting at the often overwhelming nature of ambition and expectation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Boyd, Andrew Kennedy Hutchison, 1825-1899

EBook No.: 5407

Published: Apr 1, 2004

Downloads: 88

Language: English

Subject: Country life -- England

Subject: Rural clergy -- England

Subject: Clergy -- Anecdotes

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.