Project Gutenberg 2005-07-13 Public domain in the USA. 70 Benson, Robert Hugh 1871 1914 Benson, R. H. (Robert Hugh) Oddsfish! Reading ease score: 85.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Geoff Horton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Oddsfish!" by Robert Hugh Benson is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the main character, Roger Mallock, who embarks on a significant journey that intertwines with the political and religious turmoil of 17th-century England, notably during the reign of Charles II. As a messenger from the Holy See, Roger's mission involves navigating the complex societal landscape of England while maintaining his loyalty to the Catholic Church. At the start of the novel, we find Roger, a young English gentleman, being summoned by Pope Innocent XI to serve in a diplomatic capacity at the English court. Having spent two years as a novice in a monastery, he questions his vocation but is eager to serve God in the world rather than in the cloister. The scene shifts as he arrives in London after a seven-year absence, describing the city’s transformation since the Great Fire. Introduced to a host of characters, including his boisterous cousin Tom Jermyn and the enigmatic Cousin Dorothy, Roger's arrival marks the beginning of his involvement in the political intrigues and cultural dynamics of a court influenced by religious struggles, complex alliances, and his own personal desires. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685 -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 974668 974541 2024-10-07T09:40:08.678901 2023-09-07T10:23:04.348865 text/html text/html 974661 974534 2024-10-07T09:40:09.051899 2023-09-07T10:23:04.555887 text/html text/html 416378 2024-10-07T09:40:21.092848 application/epub+zip 432500 2024-10-07T09:40:11.446898 application/epub+zip 432499 2024-10-07T09:40:10.025908 application/epub+zip 739188 2024-10-07T09:40:28.832808 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 675665 2024-10-07T09:40:20.099855 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 646223 2022-09-08T04:31:45.250417 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 888275 888199 2024-10-07T09:40:07.852913 2023-09-07T10:23:03.723935 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 888184 2020-12-12T04:11:25 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 321598 2020-12-12T04:11:25 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 888175 2020-12-12T04:11:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 321561 2020-12-12T04:11:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20913 2024-10-07T09:40:28.966801 application/rdf+xml 12203 2024-10-07T09:40:10.578893 image/jpeg 3295 2024-10-07T09:40:10.298908 image/jpeg 409582 2024-10-07T09:40:09.132915 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