A defrocked priest wanders Spain with two outcasts, testing radical Christian charity against poverty and social scorn.
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A defrocked priest wanders Spain with two outcasts, testing radical Christian charity against poverty and social scorn.
A novel written in 1895 on a defrocked Spanish priest who takes to the road with two prostitutes. On the way he meets all kinds of rogues, but remains convinced of man's innate goodness.
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Two ex-prostitutes as key companions; sex and desire referenced, not graphic
Fights, prior crime, and disease among the poor; limited graphic detail
Occasional rough speech from lower-class and rogue characters
Social drinking and tavern life among itinerants and rogues
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Priest’s Christ-like vocation and Christian charity drive the whole novel
No fantasy magic present
No occult or demonology content present
Critique of church, class, and Spanish social order is central
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Poverty, prostitution, illness, and social cruelty shape the journey
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