When the Saints are Gone
Title | When the Saints are Gone |
Year for Search | 1908 |
Authors | Serjeant, Constancia |
Date Published | 1908 |
Publisher | John Long |
Place Published | London |
Keywords | Female author |
Annotation | The novel begins with a critique of the Anglican church and its neglect of the poor, even among its own clergy, while the church hierarchy lives in luxury. All the saved are "raptured" from the world (see 1 Thessalonians 4: 15-17), and a dystopia is created by the Antichrist. Christ returns on the last pages. |
Holding Institutions | L, PSt |
Author Note | Female author. |
Full Text | 1908 Serjeant, Constancia. When the Saints are Gone. London: John Long. L, PSt The novel begins with a critique of the Anglican church and its neglect of the poor, even among its own clergy, while the church hierarchy lives in luxury. All the saved are “raptured” from the world (see 1 Corinthians 15:52 and Thessalonians 4: 15-17), and a dystopia is created by the Antichrist. Christ returns on the last pages. Female author. |