Length8h 34m
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A devoted clergyman faces devastating upheaval when the comfortable parish he has managed for years is suddenly given to a younger, less experienced man. As his family is forced to grapple with imminent poverty and loss of status, quiet desperation begins to strain their once-unbreakable unity. Two fiercely loyal daughters must step out of the shadows to fight for their father's dignity in a society strictly bound by patronage. Their struggle for survival exposes the heart-wrenching realities of faith, duty, and the quiet tragedies hidden within English village life.
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GenreGeneral Fiction
Length8 hrs 34 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 5, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I. THE PARISH.
2CHAPTER II. THE PREVIOUS HISTORY OF MR. ST. JOHN.
3CHAPTER V. THE GIRLS AT SCHOOL.
4CHAPTER VI. THE GIRLS AT HOME.
5CHAPTER VIII. THE NEW RECTOR.
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6CHAPTER X. IN THE PARISH.
7CHAPTER XI. CICELY’S APPEAL.
8CHAPTER XII. THE PARSON’S ROUND.
9CHAPTER XIII. WHAT THE GIRLS COULD DO.
10CHAPTER XIV. HOW TO EXERCISE CHURCH PATRONAGE.
11CHAPTER XV. THE ARTIST AND THE HOUSEKEEPER.
12CHAPTER XVII. THE BREAKING UP.
13CHAPTER XVIII. THE CURATE LEAVES BRENTBURN.
14CHAPTER XIX. THE RECTOR’S BEGINNING.
15CHAPTER XX. THE PARISH SCHOOLMISTRESS.
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