The Black Robe

Languageen
First published2006-02-22
RightsPublic domain in the USA.
Gutenberg ID#1587

Description

"The Black Robe" by Wilkie Collins is a novel published in 1881. After accidentally killing a man in a duel, Lewis Romayne returns to England haunted by the victim's brother's screams. When he falls in love with Stella Eyrecourt, a Catholic priest named Father Benwell schemes to convert Romayne and claim his ancestral estate for the Church. The novel explores manipulation, faith, and loyalty through its controversial anti-Catholic lens. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Subjects

  • England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction
  • Murder -- Fiction
  • Priesthood -- Fiction
  • Chastity, Vow of -- Fiction
  • Dueling -- Fiction
  • PR

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