Project Gutenberg 2003-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 165 Corelli, Marie 1855 1924 Mackay, Mary Corelli, Maria God's Good Man: A Simple Love Story Produced by Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "God's Good Man: A Simple Love Story" by Marie Corelli is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story unfolds in a quaint English village called St. Rest and centers around the Reverend John Walden, a country clergyman who exhibits a unique blend of practical wisdom and emotional depth, nurturing both his parishioners and the beauty of his gardens. The narrative emphasizes themes of love, nature, and the contrast between the quiet joys of rural life and the complexities that come with human relationships. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to the serene setting of St. Rest in May, capturing the beauty of springtime as a backdrop to the Reverend Walden's musings about life and nature. The opening scenes establish his warm disposition as he interacts with both nature and the villagers, including a young boy named Bob Keeley who brings him a note. This note invites Walden to meet a group of distinguished guests at a nearby manor, which later leads to an encounter with Mrs. Spruce regarding the impending return of Miss Vancourt, the manor's rightful owner. It hints at the unfolding of events tied to social dynamics, changes in the community, and Walden's own introspective journey regarding love and companionship. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Fiction Love stories PR Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: British Literature 1331137 2025-07-02T11:45:15.822375 text/html 1330958 2025-01-09T01:17:16.397783 text/html 607638 2025-07-02T11:45:29.914323 application/epub+zip 630021 2025-07-02T11:45:19.405354 application/epub+zip 614111 2025-07-02T11:45:17.890358 application/epub+zip 1032171 2025-07-02T11:45:38.450348 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 970004 2025-07-02T11:45:28.936345 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 891335 2022-09-03T03:46:27.514175 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1241203 2025-07-02T11:45:14.967373 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1221371 2024-06-13T04:26:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16395 2025-07-02T11:45:38.578223 application/rdf+xml 14402 2025-07-02T11:45:18.418342 image/jpeg 3375 2025-07-02T11:45:18.167328 image/jpeg 602992 2025-07-02T11:45:15.922390 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