Robert Elsmere

A landmark Victorian novel of religious doubt, following a clergyman whose faith is shaken by the questions of his age.

At a glance A thoughtful, deeply felt exploration of belief, conscience, and the search for a way to… What happens to a devout man when the beliefs he has built his life upon begin to give… Robert Elsmere takes that question seriously, following an earnest young clergyman… What it's about Robert Elsmere, ordained and devoted to his parish, finds his…

Robert Elsmere, ordained and devoted to his parish, finds his convictions unsettled by the intellectual currents of his time, and must reckon with what he can honestly believe and how he ought then to live.