02145cam a22003373u 4500 77568 UtSlPG 20260610134810.0 m cr n 260607r20251867utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PZ A. L. O. E., 1821-1893 The straight road is shortest and surest Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2025 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2025-12-30 The straight road is shortest and surest by A. L. O. E. is a Victorian-era moral tale for young readers. Set in an English country house, it explores conscience, duty, and temptation, arguing that the path of obedience to God is safer than clever shortcuts. On the eve of his sister Mina’s wedding at Cortley Hall, fourteen-year-old Wilfred Marsden discovers a hidden will in the Oak Room that leaves the estate to their frugal cousin, Tom Benson, not to Wilfred’s noble father. Dreading the ruin of his family’s happiness and charities, Wilfred tries to destroy the will—first by fire, then by burying it, and finally by sinking it in the river. Conscience dogs him; he falls into the water and is rescued by John Allfrey, who also retrieves the roll without reading it and later returns it to Mina. Tended through a feverish night, Wilfred recognizes God’s mercy, faces the terror of his deceit, and resolves to take the straight path of duty, learning that the honest road, however hard, is the shortest and surest. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1867 Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Obedience -- Juvenile fiction Repentance -- Juvenile fiction https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77568 118288 118288