Come Rack! Come Rope!, by Msgr. Robert Hugh Benson.
Joseph Pearce wrote of this book:
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In Come Rack! Come Rope!, possibly the finest of Benson's historical novels, the whole period of the Reformation is brought to blood-curdling life. With a meticulous approach to period detail, Come Rack! Come Rope! leaps from the page with historical realism. The reader is transported to the time of persecution in England when priests were put to a slow and tortuous death. The terror and tension of the tale grips the reader as tightly as it grips the leading characters who courageously witness to their faith in a hostile and deadly environment. Few novels have so successfully brought the past so potently to life.
You can find other works by Msgr. Benson on
Project Gutenberg by doing an author search. Currently available are:
Dawn of All
The History of Richard Raynal, Solitary
Lord of the World
The Necromancers
I am responsible for all but the last (fully in the case of
Dawn of All and
Lord of the World, and as
Distributed Proofreaders project manager for
The History of Richard Raynal, Solitary and
Come Rack! Come Rope!), so please feel free to let me know about any typos you think you've found.
