Project Gutenberg 2006-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 56 Ward, Humphry, Mrs. 1851 1920 Ward, Mary Augusta Arnold Ward, Mrs. Humphry Arnold, Mary Augusta The Case of Richard Meynell Reading ease score: 72.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Andrew Templeton, Juliet Sutherland, Mary Meehan and PG Distributed Proofreaders "The Case of Richard Meynell" by Mrs. Humphry Ward is a novel written during the early 20th century. The story explores themes of faith, duty, and the intersection of personal beliefs with societal expectations, focusing particularly on the role of the Anglican Church in English rural life. The main character, Richard Meynell, is a rector who faces conflicts arising from his innovative approach to ministry during a time of significant religious and societal change. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Richard Meynell as he interacts with various villagers and deals with the repercussions of his unorthodox ideas on faith and community. The opening portion presents the rector’s life in Upcote Minor, detailing his relationships with parishioners, conversations with a young curate named Stephen Barron, and the tension surrounding his sermons, which challenge traditional church doctrine. We also see Meynell's compassionate involvement with those in his community, such as administering to a dying miner, as he grapples with the expectations of both his bishop and the parishioners who hold diverse views on faith. His determination to maintain a meaningful connection with his congregation amidst these challenges sets the stage for a broader narrative on conviction and societal change. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Clergy -- England -- Fiction Religious fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Browsing: Fiction 993550 993424 2024-10-04T11:23:24.892092 2023-10-05T03:33:30.351084 text/html text/html 993543 993417 2024-10-04T11:23:25.278057 2023-10-05T03:33:30.631084 text/html text/html 455738 2024-10-04T11:23:38.785054 application/epub+zip 472150 2024-10-04T11:23:28.788053 application/epub+zip 450813 2024-10-04T11:23:27.360068 application/epub+zip 776282 2024-10-04T11:23:46.742984 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 717224 2024-10-04T11:23:37.828023 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 682327 2022-09-05T04:48:58.306394 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 906495 906420 2024-10-04T11:23:24.073075 2023-10-05T03:33:29.720090 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 906314 2021-01-02T06:43:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 353500 2021-01-02T06:43:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 906308 2021-01-02T06:43:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 353384 2021-01-02T06:43:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21342 2024-10-04T11:23:47.126946 application/rdf+xml 11957 2024-10-04T11:23:27.917047 image/jpeg 3199 2024-10-04T11:23:27.637038 image/jpeg 450241 2024-10-04T11:23:25.361102 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