Jim was of the view that Harris was the carbon copy of his father.

[tufguy]

Jim was of the view that Harris was the carbon copy of his father.

Could you please explain "was of the view"?

[Rover_KE]

Source?

'was of the view' means 'thought'.

[GoesStation]

"Was of the view" means that Jim held the opinion mentioned next - that Harris looked exactly like his father.

[tufguy]

Source?

'was of the view' means 'thought'.

"Three Men In A Boat" you asked me not to read that novel because it was written in 1889. I stopped reading it. I am not following it as I used to do earlier. When you asked me not to read it I stopped. But I read it casually to know about the story. It is something that can be used in day to day life "was of the view" so I asked you about it.