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Fiction & Literature

Hadrian the Seventh

Frederick Rolfe

Frederick Rolfe's satirical novel follows an embittered Englishman's unexpected election to the papacy. It offers a unique, often controversial, exploration of power, faith, and personal redemption within the Catholic Church.

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