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The key to William's mystically oriented theological thought, Descent into Hell (arguably William's greatest novel) is a multidimensional story about human beings who shut themselves up in their own narcissicstic projections, so that they are no longer able to love, to "co-inhere". The result... read more
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- Mr Hellick
- Morris
- Billy Wakes
- Inglis
- Pauline
- Ade La Hunt
- Hugh Prescott
- Mrs. Parry
- Peter Stanhope
- Margaret Anstruther
- Mrs. Sammile
- Lawrence Wentworth
- Aston Moffatt
- Hill
- Lily Sammile
- Adam
- Periel
First Sentence edit
"It undoubtedly needs", Peter Stanhope said, "a final pulling together, but there's hardly time for that before July, and if you're willing to take it as it is, why-" He made a gesture of presentation and dropped his eyes, thus missing the hasty reciprocal gesture of gratitude with which Mrs. Parry immediately replied on behalf of the dramatic culture of Battle Hill.
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I. The Magus Zoroaster
II. Via Mortus
III. Quest of Hell
IV. Vision of Death
V. Return to Eden
VI. The Doctrine of Substituted Love
VII. Junction to Travellers
VIII. Dress Rehearsal
IX. The Tryst of the Worlds
X. The Sound of the Trumpet
XI. The Opening of Graves
XII. Beyond Gomorrah
Series & Lists edit
This is book 6 of 7 in Aspects of Power. (standard series)
Preceded by Shadows of Ecstasy, and followed by All Hallows' Eve.
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- Charles Williams (Author)
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Original Language: English
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Publication Date: 1937
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Page Count: 288
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- Dewey: 823.912
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