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- The Infamous Life of John Church, the St. George's Fields Preacher From His Infancy Up to His Trial and Conviction, With His Confession, Sent in a Letter to the Rev. Mr. L--, Two Days After His Attack on Adam Foreman, at Vauxhall, With Clerical Remarks by the Same Gentleman; to Which Is Added, His Love Epistles to E**** B****. Together With Various Other Letters, Particularly One to Cook, of Vere-Street Notoriety.
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The Infamous Life of John Church, the St. George's Fields Preacher From His Infancy Up to His Trial and Conviction, With His Confession, Sent in a Letter to the Rev. Mr. L--, Two Days After His Attack on Adam Foreman, at Vauxhall, With Clerical Remarks by the Same Gentleman; to Which Is Added, His Love Epistles to E**** B****. Together With Various Other Letters, Particularly One to Cook, of Vere-Street Notoriety.
by Anonymous
Chapters
1 totalTranscribed from the 1817 Hay and Turner edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org
Description
A nameless infant abandoned on a church step is taken in by the Foundling Hospital, where his early years are marked by neglect and a brief apprenticeship in a trade he soon abandons. Driven by a sudden zeal, he turns to preaching, first teaching Sunday school in a modest chapel and then taking modest rooms to deliver impassioned sermons that attract a handful of laborers and the curious.
His charismatic rise catches the eye of a benefactor who secures him a living in a provincial town, but his volatile temperament soon erupts into violent confrontations, forcing him to flee and abandon his family. Returning to London’s underworld, he aligns with dubious characters, conducts sham marriages, and claims a new pulpit in a seedy district. The narrative follows his turbulent ascent, the clash between his fervent self‑proclaimed ministry and the growing suspicion of those who witness his increasingly erratic behavior.
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The Infamous Life of John Church, the St. George's Fields Preacher From His Infancy Up to His Trial and Conviction, With His Confession, Sent in a Letter to the Rev. Mr. L--, Two Days After His Attack on Adam Foreman, at Vauxhall, With Clerical Remarks by the Same Gentleman; to Which Is Added, His Love Epistles to E**** B****. Together With Various Other Letters, Particularly One to Cook, of Vere-Street Notoriety. From His Infancy Up to His Trial and Conviction, With His Confession, Sent in a Letter to the Rev. Mr. L--, Two Days After His Attack on Adam Foreman, at Vauxhall, With Clerical Remarks by the Same Gentleman; to Which Is Added, His Love Epistles to E**** B****. Together With Various Other Letters, Particularly One to Cook, of Vere-Street Notoriety.
Language
en
Duration
~49 minutes (47K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2018-10-03
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
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Anonymous
Some of the world’s most enduring books come from writers whose names were never recorded or never revealed. “Anonymous” on a title page can mean many different things: a lost identity, a deliberate choice, or a work shaped by tradition over time.
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