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Robin Audrey was no more religious than a boy of seventeen should be. Yet he had had as few doubts about the matter as if he had been a monk. His mother had taught him well, up to the time of her death ten years ago; and he had learned from her, as well as from his father when... Read Full Overview

Robert Hugh Benson was an Anglican priest who later joined the Catholic Church in the 20th century. His religious works remain influential among Christians today.

This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format. From Shakespeare's... Read Full Overview

Come Rack! Come Rope! is a historical novel by the English priest and writer Robert Hugh Benson (1871-1914), a convert to Catholicism from Anglicanism. Set in Derbyshire at the time of the Elizabethan persecution of Catholics, when being or harbouring a priest was considered... Read Full Overview

Come Rack, Come Rope is a gripping historical novel which takes place during Queen Elizabeth I's persecution of English Catholics. Based on the real sufferings of a real Catholic family in particular, and Catholics across the country, Robert Hugh Benson's classic novel is one... Read Full Overview

Come Rack Come Rope is a historical novel written by Robert Hugh Benson and published in 1912. Set in England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, the novel tells the story of a Catholic family and their struggles to practice their faith in a country where Catholicism is... Read Full Overview

The hero, Robin Audrey, is shocked to discover that his father is leaving the church, a decision which greatly impacts Robin's life, causing him to reevaluate his own life, his values and his future. In the turmoil which follows, Robin must make his own decisions... Read Full Overview

Yet, as Robin rode to Marjorie none of these things were done. It was a still day of frost; the sky was arched above him, across the high hills, like that terrible crystal which is the vault above which sits God-hard blue from horizon to horizon; the fringe of feathery birches... Read Full Overview

Set during the Elizabethan persecution of Catholics, this historical novel follows the tragic and heroic story of a young Catholic couple, Robin Audrey and Marjorie Manners, as they navigate their forbidden faith in Protestant England. Through intense trials of love, loyalty,... Read Full Overview

""Come Rack Come Rope "" is a historical novel by Robert Hugh Benson, first published in 1912. Set in England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, the novel follows the story of two Catholic families, the Fitzherberts and the Corbets, as they struggle to practice their faith... Read Full Overview

"Come Rack Come Rope" from Robert Hugh Benson. English Anglican priest who in 1903 was received into the Roman Catholic Church (1871-1914).

St. Alphonsus writes: "a single bad book will be sufficient to cause the destruction of a monastery." Pope Pius XII wrote in 1947 at the beatification of Blessed Maria Goretti: "There rises to Our lips the cry of the Saviour: 'Woe to the world because of scandals ' (Matthew 18:7)... Read Full Overview