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Owen Francis Dudley
Owen Francis Dudley (1882-1952) was an English Catholic priest who gained fame both as a world lecturer and as a novelist.
Dudley became an Anglican minister in 1911 and was recei...view moreOwen Francis Dudley (1882-1952) was an English Catholic priest who gained fame both as a world lecturer and as a novelist.
Dudley became an Anglican minister in 1911 and was received into the Catholic Church in 1915. He was ordained a Catholic priest in 1917 and became a chaplain in the British Army. Dudley saw service on the French and Italian fronts during World War I and was wounded. After the war he was active in the Catholic Missionary Society (a society of Catholic priests) and was elected the Superior General of the Catholic Missionary Society of England in 1933.
Dudley’s published novels include The Masterful Monk (1929), Pageant of Life (1932), The Coming of the Monster (1936), The Tremaynes and the Masterful Monk (1940), Michael (1948), and Last crescendo (1954), which was published posthumously.
In addition to his novels, he penned some nonfiction works, including Will Men Be Like Gods?: Humanitarianism or Human Happiness? (1932), Human Happiness and H.G. Wells (1936), The Church Unconquerable (1936), You and Thousands Like You” (1949), and ‘What I Found’—An Ex-Anglican’s Conversion Story (1949).
Dudley died in 1952.view less
Books by Owen Francis Dudley
The Masterful Monk The Shadow on the Earth: A Tale of Tragedy and Triumph Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMichael: A Tale of the Masterful Monk Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Coming of the Monster: A Tale of the Masterful Monk Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings