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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About this eBook
| Author | Ward, Humphry, Mrs., 1851-1920 |
|---|---|
| Title | Robert Elsmere |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Elsmere |
| Credits |
Produced by Fritz Ohrenschall and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) |
| 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 | Mar 23, 2008 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 3, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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