R. H. Benson
Benson was a Catholic convert and novelist whose Come Rack! Come Rope! is a vivid historical novel of Elizabethan persecution, and whose Lord of the World is a remarkable early dystopia. His fiction bridges religious conviction and popular entertainment.
Works
- Lord of the WorldApocalyptic vision of future world under secular humanist rule
- Come Rack! Come Rope!Historical novel of Catholic martyrs during English religious persecution
- None Other GodsReligious novel exploring faith and temptation in modern world
- The Light InvisibleCollection of spiritual stories exploring light and divine grace
- Richard Raynal SolitaryNarrative of hermit's spiritual journey and contemplative solitude