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Robert ElsmereMrs. Humphry Ward

Robert Elsmere

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Original author: Mrs. Humphry Ward

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"Robert Elsmere" by Mrs. Humphry Ward is a novel published in 1888. It follows an Oxford clergyman who encounters German rationalist philosophy and begins questioning Anglican doctrine. Rather than abandoning faith entirely, he pursues a new path emphasizing social work among the poor. This groundbreaking bestseller sparked fierce debate in Victorian England, praised by some as liberating and condemned by others as blasphemous. The novel sold over a million copies and drew a famous critical review from Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone himself.

Robert Elsmere, by Mrs. Humphry Ward. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #8737.

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51 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I6,015 words
  2. 2.Chapter II6,557 words
  3. 3.Chapter III6,733 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV4,436 words
  5. 5.Chapter V9,539 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI8,237 words
  7. 7.Chapter VII7,849 words
  8. 8.Chapter VIII7,474 words
  9. 9.Chapter IX5,512 words
  10. 10.Chapter X8,028 words
  11. 11.Chapter XI: Farewell to the mountains!5,762 words
  12. 12.Chapter XII6,922 words
  13. 13.Chapter XIII5,714 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIV5,226 words
  15. 15.Chapter XV5,481 words
  16. 16.Chapter XVI4,709 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVII6,615 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVIII6,350 words
  19. 19.Chapter XIX7,131 words
  20. 20.Chapter XX6,643 words
  21. 21.Chapter XXI7,129 words
  22. 22.Chapter XXII4,790 words
  23. 23.Chapter XXIII3,179 words
  24. 24.Chapter XXIV4,342 words
  25. 25.Chapter XXV: And he did face it through4,953 words
  26. 26.Chapter XXVI4,880 words
  1. 27.Chapter XXVII5,832 words
  2. 28.Chapter XXVIII4,409 words
  3. 29.Chapter XXIX3,728 words
  4. 30.Chapter XXX5,783 words
  5. 31.Chapter XXXI5,373 words
  6. 32.Chapter XXXII6,901 words
  7. 33.Chapter XXXIII5,415 words
  8. 34.Chapter XXXIV5,400 words
  9. 35.Chapter XXXV4,818 words
  10. 36.Chapter XXXVI5,459 words
  11. 37.Chapter XXXVII3,297 words
  12. 38.Chapter XXXVIII4,338 words
  13. 39.Chapter XXXIX5,562 words
  14. 40.Chapter XL6,170 words
  15. 41.Chapter XLI4,246 words
  16. 42.Chapter XLII4,132 words
  17. 43.Chapter XLIII5,443 words
  18. 44.Chapter XLIV3,575 words
  19. 45.Chapter XLV4,624 words
  20. 46.Chapter XLVI3,625 words
  21. 47.Chapter XLVII4,281 words
  22. 48.Chapter XLVIII3,005 words
  23. 49.Chapter XLIX4,060 words
  24. 50.Chapter L4,881 words
  25. 51.Chapter LI5,950 words