The Vicar of Wrexhill is a novel by Frances Milton Trollope, first published in 1837.. The book tells the story of a villainous vicar who insinuates himself into the life of a wealthy but foolish widow, ruining the fortunes and happiness of her three children. The novel was controversial in its time for its depiction of the evangelical movement in the Anglican Church, and it remains a powerful indictment of religious hypocrisy.