The Black Robe by Wilkie Collins
"The Black Robe" by Wilkie Collins is a novel published in 1881. After accidentally killing a man in a duel, Lewis Romayne returns to England haunted by the victim's brother's screams. When he falls in love with Stella Eyrecourt, a Catholic priest named Father Benwell schemes to convert Romayne and claim his ancestral estate for the Church. The novel explores manipulation, faith, and loyalty through its controversial anti-Catholic lens. (This is an
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| Author | Collins, Wilkie, 1824-1889 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Black Robe |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Robe |
| Credits | Produced by James Rusk and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 74.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction |
| Subject | Murder -- Fiction |
| Subject | Priesthood -- Fiction |
| Subject | Chastity, Vow of -- Fiction |
| Subject | Dueling -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 1587 |
| Release Date | Feb 22, 2006 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 27, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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