Project Gutenberg 2006-04-04 Public domain in the USA. 83 Haggard, H. Rider (Henry Rider) 1856 1925 Haggard, Rider Haggard, Henry Rider The Wizard Produced by John Bickers; Dagny; David Widger "The Wizard" by H. Rider Haggard is a novel likely written during the late 19th century. The story revolves around the character Reverend Thomas Owen, a clergyman who becomes embroiled in the complex interplay of faith, power, and survival as he undertakes a mission to convert a fierce tribe known as the Sons of Fire in Africa. The narrative presents themes of faith, miracles, and the clash between Western beliefs and indigenous traditions. The opening of the novel begins with a dedication to a child who died during the wars in Africa, introducing the gravity of the subject matter. The story unfolds on a Sunday afternoon in a church with a dwindling congregation, exploring Rev. Owen's disappointment with the apathy of his parishioners. He reflects on a visiting preacher's harrowing tales of missionary work, which ignites something within him. Owen feels called to help the savage tribes and contemplates the very essence of faith and miracles in the process. As he grapples with his purpose, the narrative transitions between Owen's inner turmoil, the tumultuous world of the Sons of Fire, and the looming challenges of his mission, setting the stage for a clash of cultures and beliefs. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Africa -- Fiction Missionaries -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 407994 407995 2024-10-02T05:16:10.158657 2023-10-02T05:12:13.657336 text/html text/html 421307 2021-05-20T16:12:26 text/html; charset=utf-8 136942 2021-05-20T16:13:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 210074 2024-10-02T05:16:17.126750 application/epub+zip 215706 2024-10-02T05:16:12.272662 application/epub+zip 215705 2024-10-02T05:16:10.953678 application/epub+zip 386744 2024-10-02T05:16:21.013654 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 359025 2024-10-02T05:16:16.326680 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328435 2022-09-02T06:31:02.905770 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 351458 351430 2024-10-02T05:16:09.300719 2023-10-02T05:12:12.929370 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 351409 2021-05-20T16:12:13 text/plain; charset=utf-8 130451 2021-05-20T16:12:47 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19770 2024-10-02T05:16:21.140600 application/rdf+xml 12218 2024-10-02T05:16:11.510653 image/jpeg 3302 2024-10-02T05:16:11.230651 image/jpeg 204241 2024-10-02T05:16:10.194688 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