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Father Stafford
The story revolves around Eugene Lane and his circle of friends as they prepare for the arrival of Father Stafford, a priest struggling with his vow of celibacy amidst the evolving dynamics of love and friendship at Millstead Manor.
"Father Stafford" by Anthony Hope is a novel. The story revolves around Eugene Lane and his circle of friends as they prepare for the arrival of Father Stafford, a priest struggling with his vow of celibacy amidst the evolving dynamics of love and friendship at Millstead Manor.
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The world considered Eugene Lane a very fortunate young man; and if youth, health, social reputation, a seat in Parliament, a large income, and finally the promised hand of an acknowledged beauty can make a man happy, the world was right. It is true that Sir Roderick Ayre had been heard to pity the poor chap on the ground that his father had begun life in the workhouse; but everybody knew that Sir Roderick was bound to exalt the claims of birth, inasmuch as he had to rely solely upon them for a reputation, and discounted the value of his opinion accordingly. After all, it was not as if the late Mr. Lane had ended life in the undesirable shelter in question. On the contrary, his latter days had been spent in the handsome mansion of Millstead Manor; and, as he lay on his deathbed, listening to the Rector's gentle homily on the vanity of riches, his eyes would wander to the window and survey a wide tract of land that he called his own, and left, together with immense sums of money, to his son, subject only to a jointure for his wife. It is hard to blame the tired old man if he felt, even with the homily ringing in his ears, that he had not played his part in the world badly.
Contents
- 01Chapter I.
- 02Eugene Lane and his Guests.
- 03Chapter II.
- 04New Faces and Old Feuds.
- 05Chapter III.
- 06Father Stafford changes his Habits, and Mr. Haddington his Views.
- 07Chapter IV.
- 08Sir Roderick Ayre Inspects Mr. Morewood's Masterpiece.
- 09Chapter V.
- 10How Three Gentlemen Acted for the Best.
- 11Chapter VI.
- 12Father Stafford Keeps Vigil.
- 13Chapter VII.
- 14An Early Train and a Morning's Amusement.
- 15Chapter VIII
- 16Stafford in Retreat, and Sir Roderick in Action.
- 17Chapter IX.
- 18The Battle of Baden.
- 19Chapter X.
- 20Mr. Morewood is Moved to Indignation.
- 21Chapter XI.
- 22Waiting Lady Claudia's Pleasure
- 23Chapter XII.
- 24Lady Claudia is Vexed with Mankind.
- 25Chapter XIII.
- 26A Lover's Fate and a Friend's Counsel.
- 27Chapter XIV.
- 28Some People are as Fortunate as They Deserve to be.
- 29Chapter XV.
- 30An End and a Beginning.
About this edition
- Author
- Anthony Hope
- Language
- English
- Era
- Modern (c. 1800–1945)
- Reading level
- Introductory: no background needed
- Formats
- EPUB, PDF
- Length
- 192 pages
- This edition
- Modern Philosophers
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