Lord Of The World: Color Illustrated, Formatted for E-Readers (Unabridged Version), by Robert Hugh Benson
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Formatted for E-Readers, Unabridged & Original version. You will find it much more comfortable to read on your device/app. Easy on your eyes. Includes: 15 Colored Illustrations and Biography Lord of the World is a 1907 novel by Monsignor Robert Hugh Benson that centers upon the reign of the Anti-Christ and the End of the World. It has been called prophetic by Dale Ahlquist, Joseph Pearce, Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis.According to his biographer, Fr. Cyril Martindale, Mgr. Benson's depiction of the future was in many ways an inversion of the science fiction novels of H. G. Wells. In particular, Benson was sickened by Wells' belief that Atheism, Marxism, World Government, and Eugenics would lead to an earthly utopia. Due to his depiction of a Wellsian future as a global police state, Benson's novel has been called one of the first modern works of dystopian fiction. Writing during the pontificate of Pope Pius X and prior to the First World War, Monsignor Benson accurately predicted interstate highways and passenger air travel using an advanced form of Zeppelin called the "volor". However, he also presumed the survival of the British Empire and predominant travel by rail. Like many other Catholics of the era in which he wrote, Monsignor Benson shares the political and economic views of G. K. Chesterton and Hilaire Belloc. Lord Of The World: Color Illustrated, Formatted for E-Readers (Unabridged Version), by Robert Hugh Benson- Amazon Sales Rank: #1392377 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-10-24
- Released on: 2015-10-24
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Review "Interesting it must be to all to whom the deepest convictions of a man's heart are of moment. And in the artistic balance and taste of Father Benson's literary power every reader will find delight." -- New York Times"Mr. Benson sees the world, four or five generations hence [this review was written in 1906], free at last from all minor quarrels, and ranged against itself in two camps, Humanitarianism for those who believe in no divinity but that of man, Catholicism for those who believe in no divinity but that of God." -- London Times"The book as art is beautiful, delicately balanced, deeply inspired, intelligently executed." --Putnam's
About the Author Robert Hugh Benson (1871-1914), enjoyed a celebrated and prolific career that lasted little over a decade. In addition to a great many non-fiction works, he authored a series of twenty novels and short story collections that combined a specific moral orientation with an astonishing popularity among the general public of the early twentieth century. As an Anglican and later a Catholic priest, Father Benson was in great demand as a speaker in both England and the United States. The most sensational English convert from the Anglican Communion to Catholicism since John Henry Newman, "Hugh," as his friends and family called him, was a son of the Archbishop of Canterbury. Benson wrote from a Catholic perspective, but with real understanding and sympathy for the Protestant position.
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47 of 48 people found the following review helpful. Like the novels that followed it By TJC I became interested in reading Lord of the World after I read that it was an early dystopion novel that preceded Brave New World and 1984 and ,in some respects, resembled them. In that sense Benson's novel is a fascinating step in the development of a very popular genre.Like the novels that followed it, it portrays a world in which the promise of earthly perfection although popular becomes for one person at least an all-consuming state that is indifferent to individuals. In what begins as an attempt to form a sort of world government capable of overcoming the divisive nature of religion soon reveals itself as even more intolerant than the religions it replaces. It all begins with the arrival of a mysterious American about whom nothing is known but who is able to captivate large crowds to such a degree that the nations of the world make him the President of the World. It isn't long before the price of world peace becomes the abandonment of religious belief, the acceptance of euthanasia and the annihilation of those who oppose an all-powerful government.As a caution, readers should know that the story is told from the point of view of a catholic priest loyal to his faith. As a result there are many descriptions and references to Catholic liturgy and belief. Any readers who find such things beyond their patience would be advised to stay away from this novel.On an entirely different level, the novel written in 1907 anticipated the future perhaps more clearly than did 1984 or Brave New World. The growth of air travel, the introduction of nuclear weapons, massive legislation limiting all sorts of religious or cultural choices, the totally secular state, globalization, the redistribution of wealth, the end of the supernatural, and the elevation of man as a divine being with its cult-like promotion of an all-wise leader are all here. Perhaps most fascinating is the degree to which this god-like figure called Julian Felsenburgh echoes the whole "we are the one we've been waiting for" vibe associated with Obama's glorification in 2008. As added touches, the novel offers hero-priest figure Percy Franklin,who becomes the pope while being the secular god, Felsenburgh's almost exact double in appearance and an apocalyptic ending.As flawed as it may appear in places, it is nonetheless a great read written by a long- forgotten writer of exceptionable imagination.
29 of 31 people found the following review helpful. Apocalyptic Fiction at its Finest By Dana C. Robert Hugh Benson, a convert to Catholicism, captures the Catholic imagination about the end of the age in this beautiful and poetic work of fiction. Benson's ability to weave a biblical story line into an imaginative vision of the future is absolutely stunning. His writing brings to life what may be when the Lord of the World engages in the final battle against the Bride of Christ, the Church. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves well written literature.
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful. Fast paced and deserves to be read By Elizabeth The book is awesome. But this edition with the boat on the cover is just not the one you want, I didn't realize when I ordered it that it is a full 8 1/2x11" size; this is not the best format for reading a novel and it also has some problems of poor editing from an OCR text. There is a similarly priced edition that is a normal size.I found this book a well-crafted, highly entertaining, thought provoking page turner. This was the most engaging thing I read in a long time. I already had bought it and had it sitting around, but finally got around to reading it after hearing Pope Francis promote it multiple times. The fact it's one of Pope Francis' favorite books makes it even more interesting to read. This is a super Catholic book, you will get the most out of it if you are familiar with the Traditional Latin Mass and for instance Latin Eucharistic hymns. If you are steeped in that then there is nothing difficult about this book. And if that is not as familiar to you, you will probably still make out what is happening though I could imagine the last couple pages to be difficult for a non Catholic to figure out. Like any futuristic book, a lot of the character of it is right from the time when it was written, so the juxtapositions involved in someone in 1907 describing the early 21st century can be pretty amusing. But what this book really explores is not what will happen to technology but much bigger questions, and Benson's vision about the nature and form of the showdown between the progressive anti-Christ "spirit of the world" and Christ is what makes this book compelling enough to be praised by more than one Pope. The basic gist of it simply rings true--he really puts his finger on something--and the only way to convey the idea this well is in a story--an essay or treatise is just not a substitute. The fascinating thing about Benson's scene of "the end of the world" is it is a scene so familiar to many devout and somewhat traditional-ish Catholics that you are right there in the scene. And if you still think after you read the book that Pope Francis is some kind of Communist plant, then you didn't actually read the book, because Pope Francis handily disabuses us of any such notion by recommending "The Lord of the World" as a favorite. Whatever Pope Francis is up to precisely, he understands that the battle lines are drawn, and Whose side he wants to be on.
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