Project Gutenberg 2005-01-20 Public domain in the USA. 119 MacKenzie, Compton 1883 1972 Mackenzie, Anthony Edward Montagu Compton Mackenzie, Compton, Sir The Altar Steps Produced by Steven desJardins and Distributed Proofreaders "The Altar Steps" by Compton MacKenzie is a novel written during the early 20th century. The story begins in a London mission setting, focusing on the character of a little boy named Mark Lidderdale, whose life is intertwined with the church and the complexities of his family's dynamics, including his father, a missioner, and mother, as they navigate their roles in the ecclesiastical setting of that era. The opening of the book portrays a vivid glimpse into Mark's childhood filled with a blend of innocence and fear, encapsulated in his night-time worries and whimsical thoughts surrounding his experiences with the Bishop's impending visit. As he wrestles with ideas of disaster and divine protection, readers are introduced to his loving, yet perhaps overly cautious mother, alongside a father who is deeply invested in his ecclesiastical duties. The transition into the life of the Lidderdale family hints at deeper themes of parental expectations and the challenges of faith and duty, setting the stage for Mark's growth in a world deeply influenced by religious convictions and personal aspirations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Clergy -- England -- Fiction Children of clergy -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 783483 783492 2024-09-06T12:59:01.515463 2023-09-07T04:43:42.962491 text/html text/html 784558 2020-12-19T05:44:37 text/html; charset=utf-8 292306 2020-12-19T05:44:37 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 350125 2024-09-06T12:59:11.123413 application/epub+zip 360109 2024-09-06T12:59:03.230449 application/epub+zip 360108 2024-09-06T12:59:02.234489 application/epub+zip 621505 2024-09-06T12:59:17.454410 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 590995 2024-09-06T12:59:10.393483 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 591183 2022-09-07T18:03:15.257993 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 759624 2024-09-06T12:59:00.283474 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 759607 2020-12-19T05:44:37 text/plain; charset=utf-8 286895 2020-12-19T05:44:37 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 759543 2020-12-19T05:44:37 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 286756 2020-12-19T05:44:37 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 759544 2020-12-19T05:44:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 286693 2020-12-19T05:44:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21501 2024-09-06T12:59:17.591384 application/rdf+xml 12870 2024-09-06T12:59:02.597465 image/jpeg 3409 2024-09-06T12:59:02.414463 image/jpeg 341995 2024-09-06T12:59:01.580537 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia