Bibliograph

Crampton Hodnet, Barbara Pym ; introduction by Hazel Holt

Type

Label

Crampton Hodnet, Barbara Pym ; introduction by Hazel Holt

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

Crampton Hodnet

Oclc number

862094669

Responsibility statement

Barbara Pym ; introduction by Hazel Holt

Summary

Life has a certain reassuring if not terribly exciting rhythm for the residents of North Oxford. Miss Morrow is content in her position as spinster companion to Miss Doggett, even if her employer and the woman's social circle regard her as a piece of furniture. Stephen Latimer, the new cleric and Miss Doggett's dashing new tenant, upsets the balance for Miss Morrow by proposing the long discounted possibility of marriage. Miss Doggett's nephew, Mr. Francis Cleveland, is a handsome, middle-aged professor not destined for greatness in his field. He has a complaisant wife and an adoring pupil, a dangerous midlife combination. The town gossips witness an impulsive declaration of love between Francis Cleveland and Miss Bird and conclude that Mr. Cleveland is willing to sacrifice marriage and respectability for the sake of passion. Caught in a potentially compromising situation with Miss Morrow, Mr. Latimer clumsily refers to a nonexistent town: Crampton Hodnet

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