The Curate in ChargeFront matterReading editionChapter navigation21 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterChapter I · THE PARISH.Chapter II · THE PREVIOUS HISTORY OF MR. ST. JOHN.Chapter III · AUNT JANE.Chapter IV · MISS BROWN.Chapter V · THE GIRLS AT SCHOOL.Chapter VI · THE GIRLS AT HOME.Chapter VII · NEWS.Chapter VIII · THE NEW RECTOR.Chapter IX · THE ENEMY.Chapter X · IN THE PARISH.Chapter XI · CICELY’S APPEAL.Chapter XII · THE PARSON’S ROUND.Chapter XIII · WHAT THE GIRLS COULD DO.Chapter XIV · HOW TO EXERCISE CHURCH PATRONAGE.Chapter XV · THE ARTIST AND THE HOUSEKEEPER.Chapter XVI · REALITY.Chapter XVII · THE BREAKING UP.Chapter XVIII · THE CURATE LEAVES BRENTBURN.Chapter XIX · THE RECTOR’S BEGINNING.Chapter XX · THE PARISH SCHOOLMISTRESS.Beginning of this editionNext chapter →Chapter I · THE PARISH.All chapters and sections (21)Opening pagesFront matterChapters1234567891011121314151617181920bookcoverTHE CURATE IN CHARGE.BY MRS. OLIPHANT. London: MACMILLAN AND CO. 1883.◇CHAPTER I. THE PARISH. →