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The Quaker City by George Lippard — Crime, Corruption & Moral Reckoning in 19th-Century Philadelphia (Audiobook) Part 3
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✝️ Catholic Star-Rated Critique ★★★☆☆ (3 out of 5 stars) The Quaker City is a powerful, provocative exposé of vice, hypocrisy, and social decay in 19th-century America. Lippard’s vivid storytelling condemns moral corruption among elites and vividly illustrates the consequences of sin, injustice, and exploitation—themes that resonate with Catholic moral teaching on social responsibility. However, the novel’s sensationalism, graphic depictions of vice, and anti-clerical conspiracy elements (particularly against Catholic religious life) require careful discernment. While the work intends moral outrage, its excesses and polemical tone can distort truth and scandalize rather than edify. Recommended for mature listeners as a historical and cultural artifact illustrating the dangers of unchecked immorality and sensational reform movements.