Lord of the World - A Novel

Robert Hugh Benson

Summary

In one of the first dystopian novels of the twentieth century, Robert Hugh Benson imagines a world where belief in God has been replaced by secular humanism. The narrative has been hailed as the finest work of this unsung, but influential, author whose conversion to Catholicism rocked the Church of England in 1903. Back in print for the first time in decades, it includes a new introduction, biography, and theological reflection.

Available since: 02/19/2016.

Print length: 352 pages.

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