Description
Once a bank clerk turned South Seas missionary, Reverend Timothy Fortune has spent a decade preaching in isolation—until an unsettling, almost comic intrusion in his life forces him to act. Impelled by a maggot that seems to carry its own strange authority, he sets out on a new assignment that tests his faith, his discipline, and the stories he tells himself about duty and meaning. With Sylvia Townsend Warner’s lyrical wit and quietly devastating insight, the novel blends droll observation with moral seriousness, exploring belief, bodily vulnerability, and the thin line between providence and accident. As Fortune moves through unfamiliar encounters and shifting loyalties, the journey becomes a meditation on what it costs to serve others—and what it reveals about the servant himself.
Available Editions
paperback
Penguin Books, Limited
Published Jan 1, 2021
256 pages
ISBN: 9780241476093
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Details
First Published
1927
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Mr Fortune's Maggot by Sylvia Townsend Warner.