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Letters to AO

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Letters from 14 August to 20 August 2006

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The verger did it

Recently I read a book entitled 'Evensong' by Gail Godwin. It got me wondering how many other novels there are featuring things Anglican. I'm quite keen on mysteries such as Dorothy L Sayers' Lord Peter Wimsey novels, Murder in a Cathedral by Ruth Dudley Edwards, Margaret Truman's Murder at the National Cathedral and so on. I've also enjoyed Susan Howatch's novels.

Is there a librarian, or an avid reader, out there who can make some more suggestions about Anglican/ecclesiastical fiction?

Robert McLean
St James' Church, King Street
Sydney, NSW, AUSTRALIA
robert.mclean@stjameschurchsydney.org.au
14 August 2006

(Ed: Thank you for your note. Not too long ago we covered this topic in one of our frontpage letters. Do have a look.)

Anyone can join

You refer to the Quakers as a closed society. As a former member of the Society of Friends (Quakers) I beg to differ with you. To the best of my knowledge the Friends never were and are not now a closed society. As a matter of fact during much of their existance they have been quite evangelical, seeking new members, often quite avidly.

Jim Johnson
St. John's
Ithaca, New York, USA
15 August 2006

(Ed: By 'closed' we meant 'separated' or 'apart', not 'members only'.)

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