Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 189 MacDonald, George 1824 1905 Paul Faber, Surgeon Produced by Jonathan Ingram and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Paul Faber, Surgeon" by George MacDonald is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Paul Faber, a surgeon in the quaint town of Glaston, and his complex relationships with the local clergyman, Mr. Bevis, and the curate, Wingfold. The narrative navigates themes of belief, skepticism, and the intersection of spirituality and human experience. The opening of the book introduces us to Mr. Bevis, a genial rector driving to church with his wife and an elderly woman he kindly gives a ride. As they traverse the countryside, they encounter Paul Faber, whose expertise in surgery is juxtaposed with his skepticism regarding religion. A playful yet profound banter ensues between Bevis and Faber, highlighting Faber's disbelief in God as they discuss a new patient, a mysterious woman named Miss Meredith. The dialogue sets the groundwork for exploring Faber's character as both a compassionate healer and a self-proclaimed atheist, while establishing the tension between science and faith that recurs throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Scotland -- Fiction Christian fiction Medical fiction Wingfold, Thomas (Fictitious character) -- Fiction Surgeons -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 1011248 2025-08-05T15:16:18.817131 text/html 1011191 1011085 2024-11-05T17:18:54.165797 2023-10-06T05:14:53.611761 text/html text/html 460287 2025-08-05T15:16:30.146031 application/epub+zip 476014 2025-08-05T15:16:21.964165 application/epub+zip 458749 2025-08-05T15:16:20.661148 application/epub+zip 789504 2025-08-05T15:16:37.050050 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 723878 2025-08-05T15:16:29.298149 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 698653 2022-09-06T20:25:24.055502 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 949440 2025-08-05T15:16:18.160084 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 929753 2024-10-28T19:27:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17467 2025-08-05T15:16:37.176992 application/rdf+xml 13639 2025-08-05T15:16:21.173131 image/jpeg 3578 2025-08-05T15:16:20.913066 image/jpeg 453819 2025-08-05T15:16:18.900069 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