John Inglesant, a Romance
By Joseph Henry Shorthouse · Running time 19:25:39 · Christian Fiction
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"John Inglesant" is the best known of Mr. Shorthouse’s novels: it is also the most perfect embodiment of this spirit of mysticism in fiction. The hero, whose name gives the title to the book, is a cavalier in the court of King Charles the First. There is an exquisite aroma about his character: he is a gentleman and a saint, a courtier with the soul of an anchorite. He adheres with scrupulous fidelity to the requirements of his order, yet he is haunted with visions of the Divine life: he is a mystic and a man of the world. The book is a romance of the time of Charles I., and the years immediate
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