Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 178 Le Gallienne, Richard 1866 1947 Gallienne, Richard Le LeGallienne, Richard The Romance of Zion Chapel [3d ed.] Produced by Brendan Lane, Charlie Kirschner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Romance of Zion Chapel" by Richard Le Gallienne is a novel written in the late 19th century. Set in the small and grim provincial town of Coalchester, the story introduces a cast of characters centered around the old and decaying Wesleyan chapel, New Zion, and focuses on the lives of its new young pastor, Theophilus Londonderry, and a local girl named Jenny Talbot. The narrative explores themes of love, ambition, and the contrast between the drab appearance of the town and the vibrant dreams of its inhabitants. At the start of the book, we are immersed in the dreary setting of Coalchester, particularly Gasometer Street, where the narrative contrasts the mundane with the potential for romance that even the dullest places can harbor. As we are introduced to Theophilus Londonderry, a spirited young man juggling his roles as a clerk by day and a minister by night, and Jenny, a sweet-natured young woman yearning for her future, it becomes apparent that their destinies are intertwined. The first chapter sets the stage for a story that hints at the reawakening of the chapel's spiritual life, fueled by the optimism and energy of its new pastor and the unexpected romance that is likely to blossom between him and Jenny as they navigate their individual and shared hopes within this desolate environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Clergy -- England -- Fiction Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction English fiction -- 19th century PR Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: British Literature 302650 2025-08-05T05:53:51.759476 text/html 276894 2024-10-28T18:20:06 text/html 195854 2025-08-05T05:53:58.960424 application/epub+zip 200300 2025-08-05T05:53:54.633448 application/epub+zip 184352 2025-08-05T05:53:53.492469 application/epub+zip 399745 2025-08-05T05:54:02.352391 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 371847 2025-08-05T05:53:58.156466 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 336694 2022-09-05T10:55:56.696741 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 281625 2025-08-05T05:53:50.709432 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 261859 2024-10-28T18:20:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17086 2025-08-05T05:54:02.481371 application/rdf+xml 16735 2025-08-05T05:53:54.016417 image/jpeg 4015 2025-08-05T05:53:53.769430 image/jpeg 191165 2025-08-05T05:53:51.786477 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia