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The classic novel featuring a young preacher who courts a woman.

Harold Bell Wright (1872-1944) was a best-selling American writer of fiction, essays, and nonfiction. Although mostly forgotten or ignored after the middle of the 20th century, he had a very successful career; he is said to have been the first American writer to sell a million... Read Full Overview

In this sequel to Wright's best-selling
Shepherd of the Hills, also published by Pelican, Dan Matthews,
son of Sammy and Young Matt, becomes the new minister of the Midwestern town of
Corinth. The peaceful town is turned askew when the town's new nurse, the
minister's... Read Full Overview

In this sequel to Wright's best-selling Shepherd of the Hills, also published by Pelican, Dan Matthews, son of Sammy and Young Matt, becomes the new minister of the Midwestern town of Corinth. The peaceful town is turned askew when the town's new nurse, the minister's romantic... Read Full Overview

"The Calling of Dan Matthews" by Harold Bell Wright is a poignant and thought-scary novel that explores themes of religion, redemption, and the human situation. Wright's paintings facilities across the man or woman of Dan Matthews, a young minister who grapples with the challenges... Read Full Overview

It's funny sometimes to read books which were written in and about a world separated from ours by so many years, and yet the characters and situations feel so familiar. Some aspects of the book were a bit confusing but the no-apologies message confronting hypocrisy among those... Read Full Overview

It's funny sometimes to read books which were written in and about a world separated from ours by so many years, and yet the characters and situations feel so familiar. Some aspects of the book were a bit confusing but the no-apologies message confronting hypocrisy among those... Read Full Overview

Harold Bell Wright's "The Calling of Dan Matthews" transports readers to the heart of the Ozark Mountains, offering a glimpse into the life of a pastor in a small, rural town. This meticulously prepared edition revives a classic tale of faith and community. Explore the challenges... Read Full Overview

Harold Bell Wright's "The Calling of Dan Matthews" transports readers to the heart of the Ozark Mountains, offering a glimpse into the life of a pastor in a small, rural town. This meticulously prepared edition revives a classic tale of faith and community. Explore the challenges... Read Full Overview

"And because the town of this story is what it is, there came to dwell in it a Spirit-a strange, mysterious power-playful, vicious, deadly; a Something to be at once feared and courted; to be denied-yet confessed in the denial; a deadly enemy, a welcome friend, an all-powerful... Read Full Overview

"And because the town of this story is what it is, there came to dwell in it a Spirit-a strange, mysterious power-playful, vicious, deadly; a Something to be at once feared and courted; to be denied-yet confessed in the denial; a deadly enemy, a welcome friend, an all-powerful... Read Full Overview

"And because the town of this story is what it is, there came to dwell in it a Spirit-a strange, mysterious power-playful, vicious, deadly; a Something to be at once feared and courted; to be denied-yet confessed in the denial; a deadly enemy, a welcome friend, an all-powerful... Read Full Overview

"And because the town of this story is what it is, there came to dwell in it a Spirit-a strange, mysterious power-playful, vicious, deadly; a Something to be at once feared and courted; to be denied-yet confessed in the denial; a deadly enemy, a welcome friend, an all-powerful... Read Full Overview

"And because the town of this story is what it is, there came to dwell in it a Spirit-a strange, mysterious power-playful, vicious, deadly; a Something to be at once feared and courted; to be denied-yet confessed in the denial; a deadly enemy, a welcome friend, an all-powerful... Read Full Overview

"And because the town of this story is what it is, there came to dwell in it a Spirit-a strange, mysterious power-playful, vicious, deadly; a Something to be at once feared and courted; to be denied-yet confessed in the denial; a deadly enemy, a welcome friend, an all-powerful... Read Full Overview