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Initiation by Robert Hugh Benson ~ Full Audiobook [drama]

EPISODE · Apr 4, 2025 · 13H 25M

Initiation by Robert Hugh Benson ~ Full Audiobook [drama]

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Initiation by Robert Hugh Benson audiobook. Genre: drama Set in aristocratic England in the years before the First World War, Initiation follows young Sir Nevill Fanning, a man who calls himself Catholic yet lives as if faith were only a family custom. He has charm, money, and a future secured by his devoted Aunt Ann, but his interior life is thin, and he instinctively dodges anything that smells of sacrifice. When Nevill falls in love with a Protestant woman, the easy assumptions of his upbringing are challenged, and the question of what belief truly costs begins to press in. At the same time, a worsening physical affliction forces him into unfamiliar dependence and weakness, exposing fears he has long kept buried: fear of pain, fear of God, and fear of a life shaped by obedience rather than preference. As Nevill and Aunt Ann each face their own trials, the quiet presence of Mr. Morpeth, a wise priest and spiritual counselor, offers a counterpoint to Nevill's restless self-protection. Moving between drawing rooms, sickrooms, and moments of stark solitude, Benson builds a searching portrait of redemption through suffering, and of a man being initiated into real humility, compassion, and spiritual adulthood. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:26:29) Chapter 02 (00:54:54) Chapter 03 (01:17:00) Chapter 04 (01:45:02) Chapter 05 (02:02:10) Chapter 06 (02:27:38) Chapter 07 (02:52:00) Chapter 08 (03:07:47) Chapter 09 (03:29:04) Chapter 10 (03:47:41) Chapter 11 (04:05:30) Chapter 12 (04:27:24) Chapter 13 (04:36:59) Chapter 14 (05:01:50) Chapter 15 (05:19:24) Chapter 16 (05:30:27) Chapter 17 (05:50:59) Chapter 18 (06:00:40) Chapter 19 (06:18:41) Chapter 20 (06:31:28) Chapter 21 (06:51:42) Chapter 22 (07:10:17) Chapter 23 (07:33:50) Chapter 24 (07:52:45) Chapter 25 (08:11:13) Chapter 26 (08:33:12) Chapter 27 (08:53:30) Chapter 28 (09:11:13) Chapter 29 (09:29:31) Chapter 30 (09:43:50) Chapter 31 (10:11:16) Chapter 32 (10:27:29) Chapter 33 (10:48:01) Chapter 34 (11:00:37) Chapter 35 (11:12:38) Chapter 36 (11:29:27) Chapter 37 (11:51:24) Chapter 38 (12:07:56) Chapter 39 (12:26:23) Chapter 40 (12:47:19) Chapter 41 (13:13:05) Chapter 42 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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