Hadrian the Seventh by Frederick Rolfe
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"Hadrian the Seventh" by Frederick Rolfe is a novel published in 1904. George Arthur Rose, a failed candidate for the priesthood, is unexpectedly summoned to Rome where the Papal Conclave has reached deadlock. Against all odds, he is elected Pope and takes the name Hadrian VII. As the first English Pope in centuries, this unconventional, chain-smoking outsider sets out to reform the Church and reshape the modern world, rewarding friends and confronting
enemies with charm and determination. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Rolfe, Frederick, 1860-1913 |
|---|---|
| Title | Hadrian the Seventh |
| Alternate Title | Hadrian the 7th |
| Alternate Title | Hadrian VII |
| Original Publication | United Kingdom: Chatto & Windus,1904. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadrian_the_Seventh |
| Credits | Tim Lindell, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 72.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Humorous stories |
| Subject | Authors -- Fiction |
| Subject | Eccentrics and eccentricities -- Fiction |
| Subject | Popes -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 67369 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-67369-1 |
| Release Date | Feb 10, 2022 |
| Last Update | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 623 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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