Project Gutenberg 2005-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 63 Clark, Felicia Buttz 1862 1939 Buttz Clark, Felicia Virgilia; or, Out of the Lion's Mouth Reading ease score: 80.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Charles Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Virgilia; or, Out of the Lion's Mouth" by Felicia Buttz Clark is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set in ancient Rome during a time when Christianity was emerging amidst the pagan traditions of the Empire. The plot centers around the character Virgilia, the daughter of a Roman lawyer, as she grapples with her religious beliefs and the ensuing conflict with her family's expectations and the societal norms of her time. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the bustling atmosphere of the Roman Circus where a gladiatorial contest is taking place, showcasing the brutality cherished by the crowd. Virgilia, accompanied by her mother, Claudia, and father, Aurelius, struggles to reconcile her newfound Christian faith with the pagan practices demanded of her. A pivotal moment occurs when she boldly aligns herself with the despised Christians, which brings tensions to the surface in her family, especially with her mother. The opening sets the stage for a tale of internal and external conflict as Virgilia seeks to navigate her spirituality while risking familial bonds and societal acceptance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Circus -- Rome -- Fiction Romans -- Italy -- Rome -- Fiction Gladiators -- Fiction Christians -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 175297 175174 2024-10-04T05:03:47.653588 2023-10-04T05:29:59.222370 text/html text/html 175290 175167 2024-10-04T05:03:47.885576 2023-10-04T05:29:59.375372 text/html text/html 145713 2024-10-04T05:03:54.627571 application/epub+zip 147704 2024-10-04T05:03:51.228574 application/epub+zip 129217 2024-10-04T05:03:49.982633 application/epub+zip 316185 2024-10-04T05:03:57.068572 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 301425 2024-10-04T05:03:53.847559 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 270953 2022-09-04T08:05:09.629469 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 153698 153626 2024-10-04T05:03:47.360578 2023-10-04T05:29:59.027355 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 153455 2012-08-03T21:38:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 59263 2012-08-03T21:39:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19476 2024-10-04T05:03:57.187532 application/rdf+xml 17166 2024-10-04T05:03:50.527604 image/jpeg 3993 2024-10-04T05:03:50.255567 image/jpeg 145750 2024-10-04T05:03:47.900601 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