Robert Elsmere by Mrs. Humphry Ward

"Robert Elsmere" by Mrs. Humphry Ward is a novel published in 1888. It follows an Oxford clergyman who encounters German rationalist writings that shake his faith in Anglican doctrine. Rather than embracing atheism or Catholicism, he pursues a new path of social work among the poor. The novel sparked intense controversy in Victorian England, where religious doubt was taboo, becoming an immediate bestseller that sold over a million copies and provoked a famous critical response from Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone himself. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Ward, Humphry, Mrs., 1851-1920
Title Robert Elsmere
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Elsmere
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 70.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Religious fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 24898
Release Date
Last Update Jan 3, 2021
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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