

When he arrives in the city he finds a shop called The Atheist, which is a publication run by Mr. MacIan journeyed to London from his home in the Isle of Skye in the hopes of continuing his family's legacy as proud and noble Catholics willing to fight for the sake of their faith. The man whom Father Michael sees being taken away by the police is a Scottish man named Evan MacIan. As he is being escorted from the building, Father Michael sees a man also being apprehended by constables in the streets of London. Tired of their argument, the professor pushes Father Michael out of his flying ship and leaves him on the roof of the cathedral, where he is found by a guard and taken to an asylum. Professor Lucifer is a man of science and invention, while Father Michael is a devoutly religious monk, and the two are arguing about Father Michael's faith when they nearly run into the ball and the cross resting atop St. The novel, as told from a third-person limited narrative point of view, opens in the midst of a discussion between two characters, Professor Lucifer and Father Michael, aboard Professor Lucifer's flying ship, a vessel he has invented himself. United States: Jefferson Publication, 2015. The Ball and the Cross, published in 1909, is a religious novel that starts out with debates between a Professor Lucifer and a monk named Michael.The following version of this book was used to create this guide: Chesterton, G.K. Chesterton's books cover a wide arrange of topics but his most famous works centered around religious topics and the short stories on the priest-detective Father Brown.

Chesterton was a very prolific author and his writing is distinguished due to its sharp wit. Chesterton, also commonly referred to as the prince of paradox, was a legendary British writer in the early twentieth century. Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platformīinding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
