Joseph Hocking is the Lutheran Librarian’s favorite Christian novelist. During his lifetime he was widely read and greatly beloved throughout the English speaking world. Most of his books deal in some way with the struggles and conflicts of living as a Christian in the modern world.

The Lutheran Library is republishing many of Joseph Hocking’s novels. If you have any of Hocking’s 50 “lost” books, please contact us.

Contents

• Titlepage
• Acknowledgment.
• Contents.
• 1 A Domestic Problem.
• 2 Father Brandon Pays A Call.
• 3 Father Brandon Makes Inquiries.
• 4 “ Legal But Not Lawful! ”
• 5 " I Shall Have To Take Counsel."
• 6 ‘‘ A Jesuit Is A Diplomatist Always.”’
• 7 The Coming Of Father Ritzoom.
• 8 The Lawyer And The Priest.
• 9 The Shadow Of The Priest.
• 10 Joyce’s Home-coming.
• 11 Father And Daughter.
• 12 The Old, Old Story.
• 13 " We Can Do In England What We Cannot Do In Spain.’’
• 14 " I Love You—but I Am Afraid! ”
• 15 The Voice Of The Church.
• 16 Harrington And Raymond.
• 17 The Father And The Priest.
• 18 The Lover And The Jesuit.
• 19 “ An English Convent Is A Sealed House.’’
• 20 The Beginning Of The Search.
• 21 The Convent Of Our Mother Of Sorrows.
• 22 Father Jetsam’s Opinions.
• 23 Preparation.
• 24 Taking The White Veil.
• 25 Raymond And Harrington.
• 26 Father Ritzoom’s Cleverness.
• 27 Husband And Wife.
• 28 The Law In Relation To Convents.
• 29 Father Ritzoom’s Confidence.
• 30 Raymond Goes To The Old Home.
• 31 The Newspaper Paragraph.
• 32 Harrington And Ritzoom.
• 33 Harrington’s Strange Behaviour.
• 34 The Woman And The Nun.
• 35 A Rebellious Nun.
• 36 Greek Meets Greek.

Publication Information

• Lutheran Library edition first published: 2020 updated: 2024
• Copyright: CC BY 4.0