The Prior of St. Come
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By Bernard Capes · First published 1909 · Genre: Historical Fiction, Drama, Religious Fiction · 2,574 words
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A cadaverous, hump-shouldered man paced a walk of the Louvre garden. He would have been pronounced old, though, in fact, his years were no more than fifty. In form and expression he was the typical miser, lean and grey from abstinence, morose from suspicion, bent from persistent crouching over insufficient embers. His face was tallow grey; the whites of his eyes and the orifices of his long, pinched nose were tinged with red. He was dressed in a short, waistless jerkin, once black, and trimmed at the hem with mangy fur, once brown. Black, ill-gartered hose covered to the hips a couple of legs like hurdle-stakes, and his stooped head was cased in a greasy calotte, surmounted by that form of cap known as the cap of maintenance, the brim of which, peaking to the front and raised behind, supported a number of little cheap leaden figures of saints. In contradiction to all this ostentatious shabbiness, a collar of gold shells and costly jewels hung about his neck.
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- Work type: Short story
- Author: Bernard Capes
- Date: 1909 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Drama, Religious Fiction, Biographical Fiction
- Length: 2,574 words
- Structure: 1 section, 53 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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Genres
- Historical Fiction — The book is part of the 'Historical Vignettes' series, clearly indicating that it is grounded in a historical setting or period. Moreover, 'The Prior of St. Come' sounds reminiscent of notable figures from a specific timeline.
- Drama — The title implies a focus on the institutional or personal struggles of a religious figure, indicating the elements of human struggle, conflict or tension that are characteristic of drama.
- Religious Fiction — The title's reference to a 'Prior' indicates involvement of religious themes, characters, or settings, which is common in religious fiction.
- Biographical Fiction — The title suggests that the narrative may delve into the life and experiences of a singular central character i.e., the Prior, which is consistent with biographical fiction.
Tags
Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Father-Son Relationship · Religious Themes · Mystery · Detective Story · Victorian Era · England · Catholic Church · Priests · Monastery · Mystical Experience