CLERICAL ERRORS --- A VICTORIAN SERIES

An early Victorian observer decried the "superfluity of naughtiness" among the men of the Church of England. It was indisputable that whenever a clergyman was involved in a scandal of morals, the public attention it received was magnified exponentially. Clerical Errors: A Victorian Series, Volume 2, newly published in paperback and for Kindle, recalls the scandals that enmeshed five such Victorian clergymen.

Saturday, May 28, 2016

"Men in Black"- A Curate's Lesson

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1871 Advertisement (Google Books) In 1877, a newly ordained curate, 24 year old Rev. Samuel Francis Barber, arrived in the village of Lo...
Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Rev. Canon James Fleming, the Queen's Chaplain (Plagiarist?)

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Rev. Canon James Fleming (Vanity Fair) Teachers and professors worldwide must now be ever watchful for the student who tries to slip a ...
Monday, May 23, 2016

Rev. H.G. Wakefield of Montana by way of Shropshire

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Granite, Montana (wikipedia) Granite County, Montana, is full of ghost towns. Once home to the largest silver mine in the world, the are...
Saturday, May 21, 2016

The Rev. Lambert Foster of Norfolk - A "Driveling Libertine."

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Norwich Cathedral One late winter day in 1852, the Rev. Lambert Blackwell Foster paid a visit to Norwich Cathedral. The Fosters were a p...
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Wednesday, May 18, 2016

The Rev. Hamilton Young of Alne, Yorkshire

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St. Mary, Alne, Yorks. The pretty village of Alne, near York, and its ancient church of St. Mary's, is an unlikely setting for one o...
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Monday, May 16, 2016

The Rev. Henry Luxmore of Barnstaple

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The Long Engagement by Arthur Hughes On one of his regular calls upon the sick, the Rev. Henry Luxmore, vicar of Barnstaple, met a young...
Sunday, May 15, 2016

Excellent Reviews are Always Appreciated

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If I might, I want to post a link here to the respected Victorian blog http://vichist.blogspot.com Dr. Bruce Rosen, an Australian scholar, ...
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