Hadrian the Seventh
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- First published
- 1904
- Pages
- 312
About this book
George Arthur Rose is a shabby, embittered writer who was once rejected for the priesthood. When a deadlocked papal conclave unexpectedly turns to him, he is ordained, elected, and crowned as Hadrian the Seventh, the first English pope in centuries. Chain-smoking and fiercely independent, he sets about reforming a Church he both loves and resents, making enemies as fast as he makes decrees. Frederick Rolfe poured his own thwarted ambitions into this strange, glittering wish-fulfillment fantasy, written in ornate, deliberately baroque prose. Part daydream of vindication, part sharp commentary on ecclesiastical politics, it remains the best-known work by one of English literature's great eccentrics.
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Book facts
- Author
- Frederick Rolfe
- First published
- 1904
- Reading time
- About 9 hours
- Pages
- 312
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Satire
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online