A fictionalized account of the life of Robert Stephen Hawker, an eccentric Anglican vicar who lived in Cornwall in the 19th century. Baring Gould's vivid descriptions of the Cornish landscape and the quirky characters who populate Hawker's world make this a delightful and engaging read. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is...