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Can I read Loss and Gain: the Story of a Convert on EtoBox?
Loss and Gain: the Story of a Convert by Cardinal Newman is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Loss and Gain: the Story of a Convert about?
This novel about a young man's intellectual and spiritual development was the first work John Henry Newman wrote after entering the Roman Catholic Church in 1845. The story describes the perplexing questions and doubts Charles Reding experiences while attending Oxford. Though intending to avoid the religious controversies that are being heatedly debated at the university, Reding ends up leaving the Church of England and becoming a Catholic. A former Anglican clergyman who was later named a Catholic cardinal, Newman wrote this autobiographical novel to illustrate his own reasons for embracing Catholicism.
Who reads Loss and Gain: the Story of a Convert?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Cardinal Newman
- Publisher
- London: Burns & Oates
- Published
- 1962
- Language
- EN
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction
- Rating
- 4.3 / 5 (69 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14