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 Project Gutenberg 2014-05-28 Public domain in the USA. 289 Benson, E. F. (Edward Frederic) 1867 1940 Benson, Edward Frederic Benson, Edward F. (Edward Frederic) The House of Defence v. 2 Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "The House of Defence" by E. F. Benson is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative appears to explore complex themes of faith, skepticism, and personal struggle through its characters, particularly focusing on the character of Maud, who finds herself engaging in debates about Christian Science and its implications on life and death. Set against a backdrop of social gatherings, it hints at deeper emotional and psychological conflicts experienced by the characters involved. At the start of the novel, Maud is actively defending Christian Science against mockery at a social gathering, led by her ally, Alice Yardly. However, it becomes evident that Maud's own belief in its principles is shaky, as she recalls instances where she witnessed miraculous recoveries that she struggles to understand fully. This leads into deeper discussions about illness, healing, morality, and misunderstandings among friends, particularly focusing on the tension between how illness is perceived and treated within the context of faith versus medicine. The opening lays the groundwork for complex character dynamics, particularly between Maud, her brother Thurso, and her sister-in-law, Catherine, who are all grappling with the fallout of Thurso's drug addiction and the impact it has on their relationships as they navigate through their emotional turmoil. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45801/45801-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 80.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Christian Science -- Fiction Spiritual healing -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 287760 2025-10-18T13:02:08.788107 text/html 270780 2024-10-24T07:36:24 text/html 183717 2025-10-18T13:02:12.565077 application/epub+zip 187183 2025-10-18T13:02:09.377089 application/epub+zip 176596 2025-10-18T13:02:09.076102 application/epub+zip 279960 2025-10-18T13:02:15.186049 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259949 2025-10-18T13:02:12.275085 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249412 2022-09-20T20:26:40.095979 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264927 2025-10-18T13:02:08.324142 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 264679 2024-11-28T02:21:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17097 2025-10-18T13:02:15.311066 application/rdf+xml 16535 2025-10-18T13:02:09.150088 image/jpeg 2458 2025-10-18T13:02:09.113108 image/jpeg 178710 2025-10-18T13:02:08.814087 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia