The Case of John Smith
The war has manifestly had its effect, if not on the thought, at least on the manner of Elizabeth Bisland (Mrs. Wetmore). In "The Case of John Smith: His Heaven and His Hell", she lays aside the tendency to epigram which marked her book, "At the Sign of the Hobby Horse," and becomes simple to a degree. Perhaps she realized that perfect simplicity was necessary for any understanding whatever of the ambitious work which she had in mind. Even as it stands, this book presents difficulties to one who would classify it Is it an attempt at another "Divine Comedy," or is its protagonist a Socrates revived? It is. in any case, a philosophical and theological romance which aims to set this old world right. The machinery is not complicated. We have, briefly, an account of the spiritual experience of John Smith, commuter; his wife, and their small circle of friends. Having fallen into the usual rut of discontent, John Smith meets a Shining Lady while on his way home from the railway station. By her he and at length the others are instructed in the secrets of the universe. This is contrived by a series of remarkable journeys during which they go backward and forward in time and space, under the sea and above the earth.
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The Case of John Smith
The war has manifestly had its effect, if not on the thought, at least on the manner of Elizabeth Bisland (Mrs. Wetmore). In "The Case of John Smith: His Heaven and His Hell", she lays aside the tendency to epigram which marked her book, "At the Sign of the Hobby Horse," and becomes simple to a degree. Perhaps she realized that perfect simplicity was necessary for any understanding whatever of the ambitious work which she had in mind. Even as it stands, this book presents difficulties to one who would classify it Is it an attempt at another "Divine Comedy," or is its protagonist a Socrates revived? It is. in any case, a philosophical and theological romance which aims to set this old world right. The machinery is not complicated. We have, briefly, an account of the spiritual experience of John Smith, commuter; his wife, and their small circle of friends. Having fallen into the usual rut of discontent, John Smith meets a Shining Lady while on his way home from the railway station. By her he and at length the others are instructed in the secrets of the universe. This is contrived by a series of remarkable journeys during which they go backward and forward in time and space, under the sea and above the earth.
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781663512079 |
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| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble Press |
| Publication date: | 06/03/2020 |
| Pages: | 252 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.57(d) |
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