I have tried, however, not to scream unduly loud, and to retain, so far as possible, reverence and consideration for the opinions of other people. But I did not know how else to express the principles I desired (and which I passionately believe to be true) except by producing their lines to a sensational point. “I am perfectly aware that this is a terribly sensational book, and open to innumerable criticisms on that account, as well as on many others. In his introduction to this novel, Benson remarks: He was ordained a Catholic priest in 1904 and named a Monsignor in 1911. After many years of questioning and soul-searching he was received into the Roman Catholic Church in 1903.
In 1895, he was ordained a priest in the Church of England by his father who was then Archbishop of Canterbury.
The Author: Robert Hugh Benson (1871-1914) was the youngest son of Edward White Benson, Archbishop of Canterbury, and younger brother of Edward Frederic Benson.
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