The Case of Richard Meynell
Mrs. Humphry Ward
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(Forgotten Books, March 9, 2010)
A FOREWORD MAY I ask those of my American readers who are not intimately acquainted with the conditions of English rural and religious life to remember that the dominant factor in it-the factor on which the story of Richard Meynell depends-is the existence of the State Church, of the great ecclesiastical corporation, the direct heir of the pre-Reformation Church, which owns the cathedrals and the parish churches, which by right of law speaks for the nation on all national occasions, which crowns and marries and buries the Kings of England, and, through her bishops in the House of Lords, exercises a constant and important influence on the lawmaking of the country? This Church possesses half the elementary schools, and is the legal religion of the great public schools which shape the ruling upper class. She is surrounded with the prestige of centuries, and it is probable that in !1lany directions she was never so active or so well served by her members as she is at preTable of Contents ILLUSTRATIONS; " 'My dear fellow! No woman ought to marry; under nineteen or twenty'" Frontispiece; PACING PAGE; The Rectory; "Meynell, as he hesitatingly advanced, became; the spectator of a scene not intended for his; 4; eyes" 114; "He shook hands with the Dean" 208; " , I wonder whether she's ever had any real JOY; - a week's - a day's - happiness -in her; life? '" 3 86; "The old shepherd looked after her doubtfully" 564About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately p