Jovinian: A Story of the Early Days of Papal Rome by William Henry Giles Kingston

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35910.html.images 299 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35910.epub3.images 2.0 MB
EPUB (older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35910.epub.images 2.0 MB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35910.epub.noimages 167 kB
Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35910.kf8.images 2.2 MB
older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35910.kindle.images 2.2 MB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35910.txt.utf-8 278 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/35910/pg35910-h.zip 2.4 MB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Kingston, William Henry Giles, 1814-1880
Title Jovinian: A Story of the Early Days of Papal Rome
Note Reading ease score: 62.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England
Summary "Jovinian: A Story of the Early Days of Papal Rome" by William Henry Giles Kingston is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative is set during the fourth century in Rome and revolves around the struggles between the ancient Roman religion and the rising Christian faith. The story particularly focuses on the character of Jovinian, the nephew of a Roman pontiff, who is caught between his uncle’s expectations and the doctrines of Christianity. At the start of the novel, the scene is set in a vibrant Rome, bustling with preparations for a grand pagan festival, reflecting the grandeur of the ancient city's architecture and customs. Two prominent pontiffs, Coecus and Gaius, are introduced as they discuss their disdain for Christians and the power struggles they perceive as the new faith gains followers. The narrative reveals Gaius's obsession with a lost love, Eugenia, which intertwines personal vendetta with religious conflict. This opening chapter establishes the tension simmering between traditional Roman beliefs and the growing Christian faith, offering readers a glimpse into the complexities of identity and spirituality during a transformative period in history. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 -- Fiction
Category Text
EBook-No. 35910
Release Date
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 74 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!