Project Gutenberg 2005-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 109 Clark, Felicia Buttz 1862 1939 Buttz Clark, Felicia Virgilia; or, Out of the Lion's Mouth Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Charles Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Virgilia; or, Out of the Lion's Mouth" by Felicia Buttz Clark is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set in ancient Rome during a time when Christianity was emerging amidst the pagan traditions of the Empire. The plot centers around the character Virgilia, the daughter of a Roman lawyer, as she grapples with her religious beliefs and the ensuing conflict with her family's expectations and the societal norms of her time. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the bustling atmosphere of the Roman Circus where a gladiatorial contest is taking place, showcasing the brutality cherished by the crowd. Virgilia, accompanied by her mother, Claudia, and father, Aurelius, struggles to reconcile her newfound Christian faith with the pagan practices demanded of her. A pivotal moment occurs when she boldly aligns herself with the despised Christians, which brings tensions to the surface in her family, especially with her mother. The opening sets the stage for a tale of internal and external conflict as Virgilia seeks to navigate her spirituality while risking familial bonds and societal acceptance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Circus -- Rome -- Fiction Romans -- Italy -- Rome -- Fiction Gladiators -- Fiction Christians -- Fiction PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels 175469 2025-08-04T04:00:00.306889 text/html 175290 2025-01-11T01:32:15.770677 text/html 145785 2025-08-04T04:00:06.717918 application/epub+zip 147696 2025-08-04T04:00:03.452888 application/epub+zip 129208 2025-08-04T04:00:02.156928 application/epub+zip 316153 2025-08-04T04:00:09.029873 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 301425 2025-08-04T04:00:06.012873 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 270953 2022-09-04T08:05:09.629469 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 153698 2025-08-04T03:59:59.837899 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 153455 2012-08-03T21:38:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17597 2025-08-04T04:00:09.178846 application/rdf+xml 17166 2025-08-04T04:00:02.748888 image/jpeg 3993 2025-08-04T04:00:02.407871 image/jpeg 59263 2012-08-03T21:39:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 145811 2025-08-04T04:00:00.322900 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