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Essayist and biographer Alan Jacobs introduces us to the world of original sin, which he describes as not only a profound idea but a necessary one. As G. K. Chesterton explains, "Only with original sin can we at once pity the beggar and distrust the king." Do we arrive in this world... read more
First Sentence
When the Greek soldiers burst into the city of Troy, Cassandra -- who had prophesied it all, who knew what fate awaited her and all the Trojan women -- fled to the temple of Athena.
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Six Stories
2. The African Bishop
3. Some Dreadful Thing No Doubt
4. The Feast of All Souls
5. A Few Words About the Devil
6. The Wicked, but Not Very
7. More Hateful than Vipers
8. New Worlds
9. The Confraternity of the Human Type
10. The Two-Headed Calf
11. In the Genes
Afterword
Acknowledgments
Bibliographical Essay
Authors & Contributors
- Alan Jacobs (Author)
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