Lourdes

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About this book

Lourdes is a book by Robert Hugh Benson. The preface says its writer has had the privilege of meeting a famous French scientist who has made a special study of Lourdes and its phenomena. The text says the writer, as a Christian man, did not dare to deny that miracles happened, and, as a reasonably humble man, did not dare to deny that they happened at Lourdes.

The text says "The crowd was beyond describing" and speaks of "an inconceivable pavement of heads." The text says Lourdes is not beautiful, though it must once have been. The text says the writer does not know whether the pilgrims once prayed more than they do now, only that "I never saw any one pray so much."

About the author

Robert Hugh Benson

Robert Hugh Benson (1871-1914) was an English author and Catholic priest, the son of an Archbishop of Canterbury. After converting from Anglicanism, he wrote historical, contemporary, and supernatural fiction shaped by his faith, including the dystopian classic Lord of the World.