Lord of the World (SWP)

A nice edition with the 1908 first edition cover and 14 illustrations and photographs pertaining to the plot. Lord of the World is a dystopian novel written by Robert Hugh Benson, first published in 1907. Set in a future world marked by political and social upheaval, the story revolves around the rise of a charismatic and enigmatic figure named Julian Felsenburgh, who emerges as a global leader and ultimately becomes the titular "Lord of the World." The novel explores themes of religion, secularism, and the clash between faith and atheism in a world where traditional religious beliefs have waned, and a new world order is established. As Felsenburgh's influence grows, the novel follows the lives of several key characters, including a Catholic priest named Father Percy Franklin, who struggles to maintain his faith in the face of a rapidly changing and increasingly godless society. It has been called prophetic by Pope Francis and Pope Benedict XVI.

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