Project Gutenberg 2003-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 81 Corelli, Marie 1855 1924 Mackay, Mary Corelli, Maria God's Good Man: A Simple Love Story Produced by Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "God's Good Man: A Simple Love Story" by Marie Corelli is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story unfolds in a quaint English village called St. Rest and centers around the Reverend John Walden, a country clergyman who exhibits a unique blend of practical wisdom and emotional depth, nurturing both his parishioners and the beauty of his gardens. The narrative emphasizes themes of love, nature, and the contrast between the quiet joys of rural life and the complexities that come with human relationships. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to the serene setting of St. Rest in May, capturing the beauty of springtime as a backdrop to the Reverend Walden's musings about life and nature. The opening scenes establish his warm disposition as he interacts with both nature and the villagers, including a young boy named Bob Keeley who brings him a note. This note invites Walden to meet a group of distinguished guests at a nearby manor, which later leads to an encounter with Mrs. Spruce regarding the impending return of Miss Vancourt, the manor's rightful owner. It hints at the unfolding of events tied to social dynamics, changes in the community, and Walden's own introspective journey regarding love and companionship. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction Love stories PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1330965 27545 2024-10-02T13:34:09.519290 2023-10-02T11:25:45.941040 text/html text/html 1330958 27538 2024-10-02T13:34:09.947325 2023-10-02T11:25:46.072032 text/html text/html 607592 2024-10-02T13:34:25.692729 application/epub+zip 630094 2024-10-02T13:34:13.879271 application/epub+zip 614186 2024-10-02T13:34:12.297287 application/epub+zip 1032209 2024-10-02T13:34:35.334668 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 970004 2024-10-02T13:34:24.596697 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 891335 2022-09-03T03:46:27.514175 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1241203 19884 2024-10-02T13:34:08.585302 2023-10-02T11:25:45.733057 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1221371 2024-06-13T04:26:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17919 2024-10-02T13:34:35.467642 application/rdf+xml 14402 2024-10-02T13:34:12.850252 image/jpeg 3375 2024-10-02T13:34:12.575254 image/jpeg 602935 2024-10-02T13:34:10.062276 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