Project Gutenberg 2012-08-19 Public domain in the USA. 198 Thorne, Guy 1875 1923 Gull, Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger A Lost Cause Produced by Mark C. Orton, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Lost Cause" by Guy Thorne is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book appears to address the tensions within the Church of England, particularly focusing on the conflict between traditional Catholic practices and rising Protestant sentiments. The opening revolves around Father Blantyre, the vicar of St. Elwyn's, and the dramatic circumstances surrounding a Catholic Mass that becomes interrupted by a protest led by the antagonistic Hamlyn family. At the start of the narrative, the atmosphere is tense as preparations for the High Celebration at St. Elwyn's unfold. The church is filled with worshippers who are poised for a sacred experience, but the solemnity is shattered when Samuel Hamlyn publicly protests against the rituals of the Mass, igniting chaos among the congregation. This confrontation not only reveals the divisions within the church community but sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the characters' motivations and beliefs. The implications of this conflict extend beyond the church walls, hinting at broader societal debates about faith and tradition during the period. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en England -- Fiction Church of England -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature Category: Religion/Spirituality 394839 2025-08-16T12:13:33.213001 text/html 374880 2024-10-23T10:16:35 text/html 238517 2025-08-16T12:13:39.999953 application/epub+zip 243845 2025-08-16T12:13:35.147962 application/epub+zip 227911 2025-08-16T12:13:33.972981 application/epub+zip 393750 2025-08-16T12:13:43.838447 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 372507 2025-08-16T12:13:39.236005 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328461 2022-09-18T14:36:46.858350 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 376000 2025-08-16T12:13:32.504991 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 356113 2024-10-23T10:16:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16817 2025-08-16T12:13:43.966466 application/rdf+xml 10233 2025-08-16T12:13:34.481962 image/jpeg 2868 2025-08-16T12:13:34.228988 image/jpeg 231364 2025-08-16T12:13:33.247029 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 More titles under Ingleby, Leonard Cresswell en.wikipedia