Project Gutenberg 2005-03-23 Public domain in the USA. 76 Kelley, Francis Clement 1870 1948 Muredach, Myles The City and the World and Other Stories Reading ease score: 81.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. The City and the World -- The Flaming Cross -- The Vicar-General -- The Resurrection of Alta -- The Man with a Dead Soul -- The Autobiography of a Dollar -- Le Braillard de la Magdeleine -- The Legend of Deschamps -- The Thousand Dollar Note -- The Occasion -- The Yankee Tramp -- How Father Tom Connolly Began to Be a Saint -- The Unbroken Seal -- Mac of the Island. Produced by Audrey Longhurst, Richard J. Shiffer and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The City and the World and Other Stories" by Francis Clement Kelley is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. These narratives largely originated as contributions to a missionary publication and revolve around themes of faith, sacrifice, and the complexities of the human soul, often through the lens of Catholicism. The book presents various characters, notably mission priests, who navigate their spiritual journeys, illustrating the struggles and triumphs found in their calling. At the start of the collection, the opening story introduces Father Ramoni, a once-renowned preacher returning to Rome after a decade of missionary work in South America. As he rejoins his community, he must confront the implications of his past—his interactions with colleagues and the implications of his newfound position, especially concerning Father Denfili, the long-blind former General of their order. The narrative quickly unfolds into a profound exploration of ambition, faith, and the burdens of leadership, as Father Ramoni grapples with his unexpected demotion and the reflection on his previous life filled with hopes and disappointments. The poignant dialogue between Ramoni and Father Denfili reveals the depths of their spiritual journeys and the theme of sacrifice that ties together the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories Christian fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 251949 251362 2024-10-07T05:34:29.014566 2023-09-07T07:15:41.289817 text/html text/html 252889 2020-12-14T08:01:03 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3819416 2020-12-14T08:01:03 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3826327 2024-10-07T05:34:40.812570 application/epub+zip 3826094 2024-10-07T05:34:33.220588 application/epub+zip 154186 2024-10-07T05:34:29.518554 application/epub+zip 2868122 2024-10-07T05:34:44.330516 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2834945 2024-10-07T05:34:36.834509 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 215818 2022-09-07T21:46:30.295858 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 223344 223255 2024-10-07T05:34:28.320565 2023-09-07T07:15:40.745859 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 223224 2020-12-14T08:01:03 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 84954 2020-12-14T08:01:03 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 223216 2020-12-14T08:01:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 84925 2020-12-14T08:01:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21987 2024-10-07T05:34:44.477471 application/rdf+xml 32634 2024-10-07T05:34:29.588571 image/jpeg 4454 2024-10-07T05:34:29.553549 image/jpeg 3817976 2024-10-07T05:34:29.103557 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