Tom Zaniello

The Frugal Chariot

Arts & Literature

“The Frugal Chariot is the record of Francis Fennell’s exciting quest to understand how non-academic readers have read, understood, and thrived on Gerard Manley Hopkins’ poetry as they created a community of sympathetic and perceptive readers, composers, and artists. Fennell’s goal to give ‘voice to the voiceless’ reveals his respect for ordinary and non-professional readers. Fennell has created a new and multifaceted approach to Hopkins of very great value.”