Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 46 MacDonald, George 1824 1905 Thomas Wingfold, Curate V3 Reading ease score: 75.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Charles Franks, Charles Aldarondo and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Thomas Wingfold, Curate V3" by George MacDonald is a fictional novel published in the late 19th century. The narrative revolves around the titular character, Thomas Wingfold, who is a curate grappling with profound moral, spiritual, and interpersonal dilemmas within a community marked by complexity and suffering. Themes of redemption, guilt, and the struggle for understanding grace underlie the interactions between Wingfold and characters such as Leopold, a troubled soul burdened by his past actions, and Helen, who finds herself caught between love and duty. At the start of the novel, the mood is set during a sermon delivered by Wingfold, revealing the various emotional states of his congregation. We see Mr. Drew struggling with feelings of unworthiness, while Wingfold’s thoughts linger on Leopold, who is haunted by a conviction of guilt that shapes his reality. The opening also introduces Helen, Leopold's sister, who becomes increasingly despondent as she reflects on her brother's struggles and the potential for hope and healing. As the narrative unfolds, a web of relationships intertwines, demonstrating the effects of love, confusion, and unspoken tensions that drive the plot forward. The opening effectively establishes the stakes for the characters and hints at profound themes of faith and redemption that will be explored throughout the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Christian fiction Wingfold, Thomas (Fictitious character) -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Browsing: Fiction 350525 350413 2024-10-03T07:14:11.936123 2023-10-03T06:58:24.453909 text/html text/html 350518 350406 2024-10-03T07:14:12.494044 2023-10-03T06:58:24.625920 text/html text/html 219792 2024-10-03T07:14:21.371021 application/epub+zip 225813 2024-10-03T07:14:16.521070 application/epub+zip 208142 2024-10-03T07:14:14.527035 application/epub+zip 399791 2024-10-03T07:14:25.142032 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 369612 2024-10-03T07:14:20.403066 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 325929 2022-09-03T09:35:40.050123 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 323000 322939 2024-10-03T07:14:11.354126 2023-10-03T06:58:24.102937 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 318015 2020-12-29T07:43:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 124067 2020-12-29T07:43:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19353 2024-10-03T07:14:25.861014 application/rdf+xml 14598 2024-10-03T07:14:15.558073 image/jpeg 3923 2024-10-03T07:14:14.999035 image/jpeg 217568 2024-10-03T07:14:12.526043 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