Rejected of Men: A Story of To-day

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Rejected of Men: A Story of To-day

by Howard Pyle

EN·~5 hours·22 chapters

Chapters

22 total
1

Rejected of Men A Story of To-day

0:41
2

PROEM

4:47
3

REJECTED OF MEN - I THE VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS

7:53
4

II HEROD THE TETRARCH

5:37
5

III THE PRIESTS AND THE LEVITES

21:40
6

IV WHAT WENT YE DOWN FOR TO SEE?

14:37
7

AN INTERLUDE

11:39
8

V THE BEGINNING OF THE WORKS

12:27
9

VI THE YOUNG MAN WITH GREAT POSSESSIONS

14:01
10

VII AMONG THE ROMANS

15:05

Description

A confident, first‑person narrative invites listeners to step into the shoes of the ancient scribes, priests, Levites and even some Roman officials as they recount the turmoil that surrounded a world‑changing figure. The author reframes familiar events, translating the customs and politics of the Hebrew age into language that feels immediate for a modern audience. By foregrounding the internal conflicts of those tasked with upholding tradition, the story asks whether preserving social order can ever justify the harshest of judgments.

Through vivid dialogue and reflective commentary, the work explores themes of duty, power, and the weight of collective memory. Listeners will hear the tension between personal virtue and institutional pressure, and the uneasy notion that history often judges the victors while the condemned defend their choices. The book offers a thoughtful, if provocative, meditation on how perspective shapes truth, leaving the listener to consider how the same events might be judged today.

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Language

en

Duration

~5 hours (316K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Chris Curnow, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

2014-09-11

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Howard Pyle

Howard Pyle

1853–1911

Best known for bringing pirates, knights, and Robin Hood to life, this American writer and illustrator helped shape the look of adventure stories for generations. His books blend lively storytelling with a strong visual imagination that still feels vivid today.

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