The Soul of a Bishop
1917
The Soul of a Bishop is a 1917 novel by H. G. Wells that explores the internal struggles of the Bishop of Princhester as he grapples with personal faith and societal challenges. The narrative begins with the bishop experiencing a tumultuous dream that ignites his doubts about his beliefs and duties amidst a backdrop of labor strife and family issues. This didactic fiction delves into the complexities of faith, identity, and social responsibility in a rapidly changing world, offering a unique insight into Wells' perspective on religion and modern existential questions.
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“He paused, flushed and breathless. Lady Sunderbund had heard him to the end. Her bright face was brightly flushed, and there were tears in her eyes. It was like her that they should seem tears of the largest, most expensive sort, tears of the first water.””
— H. G. Wells
“The world had become opaque and real again as he walked up St. James’s Street and past the Ritz. He had a feeling that he was taking an afternoon off from God. The adventurous modernity of the room in which he waited intensified that. One whole white wall was devoted to a small picture by Wyndham Lewis. It was like a picture of an earthquake in a city of aniline pink and grey and keen green cardboard, and he wished it had never existed.””
— H. G. Wells
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