This is a satirical, semiautobiographical Bildungsroman (a literary genre that focuses on the psychological and moral growth of the protagonist from youth to adulthood, in which character change is important. The term comes from the Germon words Bildung ("education") and Roman ("novel"). In this novel, the protagonist is Ernest Pontifex. The style reminded me of Dickens, and I laughed out loud on some points. It is very anti-Victorian and anti-Christianity which reflects the authors own feelings.
I was surprised how much I enjoyed this!
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