The Reformation Trail Series # 1 - Hubert Ellerdale
Book Description
A Tale of the Days of Wycliffe
Rhind writes with pathos and the reader can readily identify with his lead characters. This novel deserves a well-dusted place in a home, school, or church library.
From the back cover:
"Edith," he said, seating himself, "I wish to have a little quiet talk about the future." And she put her hand in his with the artless simplicity of the country maiden that she was, and looked into his thoughtful brown eyes with the confidence and love she long had felt for him.
"You know I asked your father the last time I was here, whether he would consent to our marriage at the end of the coming term, and that he said he would first like to see me thoroughly established as a merchant. That was reasonable enough; but for some time past my mind has been uneasy, for mercantile affairs have become entirely distasteful to me of late."
"A merchant's life is an honourable one, is it not?" she asked.
"Honourable enough, but an aimless one."
He paused, and then, his cheek flushing and his eye gleaming, he continued, "I wish I could follow in the footsteps of Dr. Wycliffe, and reveal to poor deluded souls the long-hidden treasures of the Bible."
"Ah! ..."
He traced his fingers through her wavy tresses, and the flush on his cheek died away; the momentary expression of ardour had changed into a look of sadness.
Endorsement
"Christians often tend to look on the Reformation as the pivotal turning point in history during which the Protestants took off the chains of Rome. This small work of fiction draws back the curtains of history a bit further than Luther's theses. Wycliffe was the morning star of the Reformation and his band of Lollards a band of faithful men who were persecuted because they spoke out against salvation by works. Hubert Ellerdale was such a man and his life (youth, marriage, and death), albeit fiction, is set parallel to Wycliffe's and Purvey's."
Christine Farenhorst in Christian Renewal
Additional Information
Cover: Paperback
Number of Pages: 231
Publisher: Inheritance Publications
Publication Date: 2000