The Story of Gösta Berling · Character
Broby Clergyman
A drunken and disgraced clergyman who appears in the story.
minor
Also known as Broby, the Broby clergyman, Eros
First appearance: IX: The Broby Clergyman
Broby Clergyman shows up with force in II: The Beggar. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The mean and ill-natured father of the girl who steals the meal; his daughter fears he will kill her if he catches her.
Broby Clergyman first appears in 0026 part ii ix the broby clergyman.
In II: The Beggar: The mean and ill-natured father of the girl who steals the meal; his daughter fears he will kill her if he catches her.
Later, in IX: The Broby Clergyman: The miserly clergyman, consumed by avarice, is briefly transformed by the visit of his youthful love, only to relapse into despair after her departure.
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See Broby Clergyman in IX: The Broby Clergyman