Catholic Fiction

Reviewed by Christine J. Murray
Robert Hugh Benson’s historical novel about the persecution of Catholics under the rule of Elizabeth I is one of his more popular even to this day. He wrote Come Rack! Come Rope! after being invited to preach at a retreat held at Padley in 1911—the site of a hidden chapel used [...]

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Reviewed by Rachel Murphy
I happened to pick up this little novella while staying at the home of friends of mine while they were away. (They had set aside their little “library” room for me—a dangerous prospect!)
Written in the style of a letter from an “eyewitness” to the execution of the 16 Carmelite martyrs of [...]

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