Republished in modern times as "The Curate's Awakening". A young man (Thomas Wingfold) "enters the church" through no real faith and only for want of something to do. After an encounter with a brash young atheist, he is thrown into an emotional, spiritual, and vocational crisis. Through his own doubts and through developing clarity gained from the counsel of a singular friend, he begins a slow journey toward faith, or - as he would put it - "a lovely hope." (Summary by John Schuurman & TriciaG)
Note that there are two versions of chapter 67. Enjoy one or both of the renderings.
01 - Helen Lingard02 - Thomas Wingfold03 - The Diners04 - Their Talk05 - A Staggering Question06 - The Curate in the Churchyard07 - The Cousins08 - The Garden09 - The Park10 - The Dwarfs11 - The Curate at Home12 - An Incident13 - A Report of Progress14 - Jeremy Taylor15 - The Park Gate16 - The Attic17 - Polwarth's Plan18 - Joseph Polwarth19 - The Conclusion of the Whole Matter20 - A Strange Sermon21 - A Thunderbolt22 - Leopold23 - The Refuge24 - Helen with a Secret25 - A Daylight Visit26 - Leopold's Story27 - Leopold's Story Concluded28 - Sisterhood29 - The Sick Chamber30 - The Curate's Progress31 - The Curate Makes a Discovery32 - Hopes33 - The Ride34 - Rachel and Her Uncle35 - A Dream36 - Another Sermon37 - Nursing38 - Glaston and the Curate39 - The Linen-Draper40 - Rachel41 - The Butterfly42 - The Commonplace43 - Home Again44 - The Sheath45 - Invitation46 - A Sermon to Helen47 - A Sermon to Himself48 - Criticism49 - A Vanishing Glimmer50 - Let Us Pray!51 - Two Letters52 - Advice in the Dark53 - Intercession54 - Helen Alone55 - A Haunted Soul56 - Compelled Confidence57 - Willing Confidence58 - The Curate's Counsel59 - Sleep60 - Divine Service61 - A Shop in Heaven62 - Polwarth and Lingard63 - The Strong Man64 - George and Leopold65 - Wingfold and Helen66 - A Review67 - A Sermon to Leopold67alt - A Sermon to Leopold (alternate reading)68 - After the Sermon69 - Bascombe and the Magistrate70 - The Confession71 - The Mask72 - Further Decision73 - The Curate and the Doctor74 - Helen and the Curate75 - An Examination76 - Immortality77 - Passages from the Autobiography of the Wandering Jew78 - The Wandering Jew79 - The Wandering Jew80 - Remarks81 - Struggles82 - The Lawn83 - How Jesus Spoke to Women84 - Deliverance85 - The Meadow86 - Rachel and Leopold87 - The Blood-Hound88 - The Blood-Hound Traversed89 - The Bedside90 - The Garden91 - The Departure92 - The Sunset93 - An Honest Spy94 - What Helen Heard95 - What Helen Heard More96 - The Curate's Resolve97 - Helen Awake98 - Thou Didst Not Leave
Thomas Wingfold, Curate - George MacDonald - Description and brief content, listen free online on the e-library site at Knigi-Audio.com/en/
