With an essay by David Skilton and Peter Miles.
'He was sickened also with all these lies. His very soul was dismayed by the dirt
through which he was forced to wade. He had become unconsciously connected with the lowest
dregs of mankind, and would have to see his name mingled with theirs in the daily
newspapers'
Mark Robarts is a clergyman with ambitions beyond his small country parish of Framley. In
a naive attempt to mix in influential circles, he agrees to guarantee a bill for a large sum
of money for the disreputable local Member of Parliament, while being helped in his career
in the Church by the same hand. But the unscrupulous politician reneges on his financial
obligations, and Mark must face the consequences this debt may bring to his family.
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