Project Gutenberg 2025-03-21 Public domain in the USA. 1634 Macaulay, Rose 1881 1958 Macaulay, Emilie Rose, Dame Macaulay, R. (Rose) Macaulay, Dame Rose 24002894 Told by an idiot $aNew York :$bBoni and Liveright, $c1923. Reading ease score: 72.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Tim Lindell, Laura Natal and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Told by an Idiot" by Rose Macaulay is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story begins in a Victorian setting, focusing on the Garden family, particularly around the figure of Mr. Aubrey Garden, an Anglican clergyman who frequently experiences crises of faith. The characters include his six children and their mother, each with their distinct personalities and perspectives on faith, politics, and social issues. The book captures the family’s struggles with changes in belief systems and the implications of their father's shifting religious convictions. At the start of the novel, the eldest child, Victoria, expresses frustration over her father's recurring loss of faith, leading the family to consider joining the Ethical Society. The narrative introduces her siblings, including the rationalist Maurice and the idealistic Stanley, who embody the tensions of their time—balancing personal beliefs against societal expectations. The discussions among the family members reveal their differing worldviews, highlighting the interplay between modernity, tradition, and the quest for meaning. This opening portion sets the stage for a social commentary that explores themes of faith, identity, and familial dynamics in the face of change. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://hdl.handle.net/2027/wau.39352007039084 20190530034105macaulay 1923 US en Domestic fiction Great Britain -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction Families -- Fiction Great Britain -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Fiction 596683 2025-03-21T10:00:33.512671 text/html 572376 2025-03-21T08:37:22 text/html 418485 2025-03-21T10:00:52.407509 application/epub+zip 423380 2025-03-21T10:00:41.321555 application/epub+zip 330016 2025-03-21T10:00:36.221626 application/epub+zip 547271 2025-03-21T10:01:02.738446 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 514103 2025-03-21T10:00:51.732503 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 552132 2025-03-21T10:00:32.409622 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 532269 2025-03-21T08:37:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 4564 2025-03-21T10:01:02.869446 application/rdf+xml 8186 2025-03-21T10:00:40.746555 image/jpeg 1913 2025-03-21T10:00:40.677594 image/jpeg 397407 2025-03-21T10:00:33.600605 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