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St. Septimus emerges from Trollope’s ‘Barsetshire novels’

St. Septimus emerges from Trollope’s ‘Barsetshire novels’

Yet I doubt the author knew it

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Gary A Schlueter
Jun 09, 2024
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    English majors, here’s something for you, though not you exclusively. It's about a character I found in Anthony Trollope’s so called ‘Barsetshire Novels.’ Well, here’s the first hit: Under the authority of my poetic license, I’m changing the name of the ‘Barsetshire Novels’ to the ‘St. Septimus Series’.

    The second hit plays off the first: I have …

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