Father Allan's Island (1920)

Father Allan's Island is a novel written by Amy Murray and published in 1920. The story is set on a remote island off the coast of Scotland, where Father Allan, a young priest, is sent to minister to the small community of Catholics living there. The islanders are suspicious of outsiders and have their own traditions and beliefs, which clash with Father Allan's Catholic teachings.As Father Allan tries to win over the islanders and bring them closer to his faith, he is also drawn into the island's mystical past and the legends surrounding it. He meets a young woman named Morag, who is rumored to have supernatural powers, and becomes fascinated by her and the stories she tells him.As Father Allan struggles to reconcile his faith with the island's ancient beliefs, he also faces personal challenges, including his growing attraction to Morag and his own doubts about his calling as a priest. The novel explores themes of faith, tradition, and the clash of cultures, as well as the complexities of human relationships and the mysteries of the natural world.Overall, Father Allan's Island is a thought-provoking and atmospheric novel that transports readers to a remote and mystical place, while exploring timeless questions about faith, identity, and the human experience.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.