| Lord of the World Contributor(s): Benson, Robert Hugh (Author) |
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ISBN: 1508609926 ISBN-13: 9781508609926 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $13.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1908 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Religion, Politics & State |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 6" W x 9" (0.61 lbs) 202 pages |
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| Publisher Description: The novel's protagonist is a British Roman Catholic priest, Father Percy Franklin, who looks identical to the mysterious U.S. Senator Julian Felsenburgh of Vermont. The senator appears as a lone and dramatic figure promising world peace in return for blind obedience. No one quite knows who he is or where he comes from, but his voice mesmerizes. Under his leadership, war is abolished. Felsenburgh becomes the President of Europe, then of the world, by popular acclaim. Everyone is fascinated with him, yet still no one knows much about him. People are both riveted and frightened by the way he demands attention. Most follow without question. Having been a close observer of President Felsenburgh's rise, Father Franklin is called to Rome, a Hong Kong-style enclave ruled by Pope John XXVI and raised to the College of Cardinals. Meanwhile, defections among bishops and priests increase. At Cardinal Franklin's instigation, the pope abolishes the Eastern Catholic Churches and forms a new religious order, the Order of Christ Crucified. All its members, including the Pope, vow to die in the name of the faith. |