- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: The History Press Ltd; First Edition edition (23 Jun 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0750940778
- ISBN-13: 978-0750940771
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.6 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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Prophet' John Wroe (1782-1863), found fame through his many predictions, his preaching and the establishment of the Christian Israelite Church in the early 1820s. Under Wroe the Christian Israelites were surrounded by scandal and controversy. The best known of these is when Wroe publicly announced that he had received orders from heaven that seven virgins should be delivered to him to 'comfort and cherish him'. As might be expected, the girls did not remain virgins for long. Everywhere Wroe went scandal followed, whether financial or sexual, with extravagant building projects, including his own mansion, Melbourne House near Wakefield, forcing many of the sect's members into the workhouse. Edward Green is the first person to research Wroe's life and career in depth and to place him in the context of an industrialised society struggling to find values and needing to believe in themselves as the Chosen People. Using the original testimonies of many of those involved in the scandals surrounding Wroe his book is a celebration of a rich, if eccentric, tradition where religion, sex, politics and money struggle for possession of the nation's soul.
About the Author
Edward Green is a publishing editor who specialises in architecture and historic churches. He was brought up in Wrenthorpe, the village where Wroe built Melbourne House. He has also written 'Downton' and 'The First World War'/
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The New Jerusalem,
This review is from: Prophet John Wroe: Virgins, Scandals and Visions in Victorian England (Hardcover)
Having read and seen the tv adaption of Jane Rogers novel,Mr Wroe Virgins I was eager to know the really story of this fascinating charater John Wroe.The truth is in fact stranger then fiction and Mr Green through his well written and highly informed book takes us on a enthralling journey from the West Riding of Yorkshire to the shores of Australia,in a search for the New Jerusalem.This is not just a riping yarn but a deep exploration of the human desire to find an identity in a rapidly changing world.
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This review is from: Prophet John Wroe: Virgins, Scandals and Visions in Victorian England (Hardcover)
I was raised in Gravesend and saw this book and thought...'why not!' Well it definitely turned into an enjoyable and enlightening read. Would definitely recommend it.
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