Archdeacon Grantly Walks Again

Trollope’s Clergy Then and Now

Michael Higgins, Graham James

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Sacristy Press
15 April 2024

Literature: history & criticism; Anglican & Episcopalian Churches, Church of England

Anthony Trollope’s novels contain vivid character sketches of clergy, from bishops to curates, as watchers of the BBC TV Barchester series will know. Here are priests where snobbery, jealousy, ambition and greed sit alongside love, kindness and generosity, often in equal measure.

Alongside each of his twelve pictures of Trollopian priests, Michael Higgins has created their modern counterparts, Trollope’s Church of England may have been better attended and more prosperous than it is today yet the humble, quiet and attractive Mr Harding and the climbing ambitious Mr Slope still walk the streets of our parishes. They stand as living proof human nature never changes, the simple truth underlined by each pair of characters in this book.

Here is a gripping, thought provoking read which will tell you more about clergy than you knew or imagined – whether you are “into” Church matters or a curious outsider.

By: Michael Higgins
Foreword by: Graham James
Imprint: Sacristy Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 170g
ISBN: 9781789593310
ISBN 10: 178959331X
Pages: 162
Publication Date: 15 April 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Michael Higgins is a priest well qualified to write about clergy past and present. A lifetime’s curiosity about human nature, 25 years as a parish priest, six years at Church House, Westminster staffing Selection Conferences for potential priests and 12 at the helm of Ely Cathedral.