This novel's protagonist bankrolls Pryer's plan for a "College of Spiritual Pathology," but is arrested for assaulting Miss Maitland after he attempts to acquire converts.
The narrator of this novel muses why the generations should overlap, suggesting we should buried as eggs and awake to find sparrows have eaten our parents. In one scene in this novel, schoolboys at Roughborough burn a character in effigy on Guy Fawkes Day after that character reports their misconduct. This novel's protagonist bankrolls Pryer's plan for a "College of Spiritual Pathology," but is arrested for assaulting Miss Maitland after he attempts to acquire converts. This occurs while that protagonist is living at the Ashpit Place run by Miss (*) Jupp. After inheriting his Aunt Althea's fortune, this novel's protagonist becomes a satirical author. This novel is narrated by Edward Overton, who describes the struggles of his godson Ernest as a clergyman and his clashes with his hypocritical parents Christina and Theobald. For 10 points, name this Samuel Butler novel about the Pontifex family.
The narrator of this novel muses why the generations should overlap, suggesting we should buried as eggs and awake to find sparrows have eaten our parents.
The Way of All Flesh