None Other Gods
None Other Gods from 1911 may be the author's least appreciated effort. Compared to Benson's more sensational works such as Lord of the World and Come Rack! Come Rope!, this novel reflects gentler, if more profound satire. None Other Gods
relates the story of Frank Guiseley, a young man who drops out of
college and tries to force God to instruct him personally on what God
wants him to do. People of all faiths can appreciate the growing
frustration and bafflement Frank experiences until he finally stops
trying to make God listen to him, and starts listening to God. None Other Gods
takes a look at our tendency to absolve ourselves of responsibility
and expectation that some higher authority, be it God or the State, to
take over and run our lives for us. (ISBN 978-1-60210-006-0, 312 pp.,
$20.00.)
