if it were a prophecy." In early 2015, Pope Francis further revealed Benson's influence upon his thinking, speaking to a plane load of reporters. At first apologizing for making "a commercial", Pope Francis further praised Lord of the World, despite its being "a bit heavy at the beginning". Pope Francis elaborated, "It is a book that, at that time, the writer had seen this drama of ideological colonization and wrote that book... I advise you to read it. Reading it, you'll understand well what I mean by ideological colonization." See also The Last Word (Greene short story) References External links "Hopes and Fears: Robert Hugh Benson’s Lord of the World" by Colin O’Brien, in the Dappled Things Quarterly Further reading Ahlquist, Dale (2012). "The End of the World," The American Chesterton Society, March 12. Cuddy, Denis L. (2005). "Lord of the World," News with Views, April 20. Martindale, C.C. (1916). The Life of Monsignor Robert Hugh Benson, Vol. 2. London: Longmans, Green & Co. McCloskey, Fr. John. "Introduction to Benson's 'Lord of the World'," Catholic City, [n.d.]. Rutler, Fr. George W. (2008). "The One We Were Waiting For," National Review, November 3. Schall, Rev. James V. (2012). "The Lord of the World," Crisis Magazine, July 10. Wood. Joseph (2009). "Lord of the World," The Catholic Thing'', March 31. External links "Lord of the World", Ex Fontibus Co., 2015. "Lord of the World", St. Augustine's Press, 2001. "Lord of the World" complete text online at Authorama.com – public domain books "Lord of the World" complete text from Project Gutenberg. "Lord of the World", Dood, Mead & Company, 1908 1917, from Internet Archive. "Lord of the World", Isaac Pitman & Sons, 1918, from Hathi Trust. "Lord of the World", YouTube film – free of copyright. 1907 science fiction novels 1907 British novels Anti-Marxism Anti-Masonry Dodd, Mead & Co. books Dystopian novels English science fiction novels Novels about the Antichrist Novels about totalitarianism Novels by Robert Hugh Benson Catholicism in fiction Catholic novels Apocalyptic novels Novels set in the future Novels set in the 21st century