Deborah Anne Richardson September 04, 1999 Writing 206 An Analysis of “Of the Cloth” William Trevor, “Of the Cloth,” New York, New York, The New Yorker, March 09, 1999. “Of the Cloth” is a contemporary work of short fiction set in the remote Irish community of Ennismolach County during the early summer of the year, nineteen hundred and ninety seven. The greater part of the story takes place in a small, stone rectory nestled among the green valleys and pasturelands …showed first 75 words of 961 total…

…showed last 75 words of 961 total…have been so inappropriate within the context of the story. The author chose to confine his exposition to the events surrounding a single week in the life of one man. He chose not to litter his composition with petty subplots or savvy dialogue but to sincerely express the essence of a common man. I truly enjoyed William Trevor’s “Of the Cloth” and look forward to reading further works by this adept and talented author.