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The Life of Our Lord : Written for His Children During the Years 1846 To 1849 by Charles Dickens (1999, Hardcover)

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Charles Dickens'sotherChristmas classic, with a new introduction by Dickens's great-great-grandson, Gerald Charles Dickens.Charles Dickens wroteThe Life of Our Lordduring the years 1846-1849, just about the time he was completingDavid Copperfield.In this charming, simple retelling of the life of Jesus Christ, adapted from the Gospel of St. Luke, Dickens hoped to teach his young children about religion and faith. Since he wrote it exclusively for his children, Dickens refused to allow publication.For eighty-five years the manuscript was guarded as a precious family secret, and it was handed down from one relative to the next. When Dickens died in 1870, it was left to his sister-in-law, Georgina Hogarth. From there it fell to Dickens's son, Sir Henry Fielding Dickens, with the admonition that it should not be published while any child of Dickens lived.Just before the 1933 holidays, Sir Henry, then the only living child of Dickens, died, leaving his father's manuscript to his wife and children. He also bequeathed to them the right to make the decision to publishThe Life of Our Lord.By majority vote, Sir Henry's widow and children decided to publish the book in London. In 1934, Simon & Schuster published the first American edition, which became one of the year's biggest bestsellers.

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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
0684865378
ISBN-13
9780684865379
eBay Product ID (ePID)
693747

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Book Title
Life of Our Lord : Written for His Children During the Years 1846 to 1849
Author
Charles Dickens
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Religion / Biblical Biography, General, Literary, Christian / General
Publication Year
1999
Genre
Juvenile Nonfiction, Fiction
Number of Pages
128 Pages

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Item Length
7in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
5in
Item Weight
7.1 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Bt302.D5 1999
Grade from
Fourth Grade
Grade to
Seventh Grade
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Reverend Frederick Buechnerauthor ofOn the Road with the ArchangelandListening to Your LifePerhaps the most touching aspect of Charles Dickens'sThe Life of Our Lordis how in it he sets all his literary powers aside and tells the Gospel story in the simple, artless language of any father telling it to his children. It is not surprising, remembering his own troubled childhood as he was surely remembering it himself, that he sums up the Christian message by saying that it is to do good even to those who do evil to us and to be always gentle, merciful, and forgiving., Reverend Frederick Buechner author of On the Road with the Archangel and Listening to Your Life Perhaps the most touching aspect of Charles Dickens's The Life of Our Lord is how in it he sets all his literary powers aside and tells the Gospel story in the simple, artless language of any father telling it to his children. It is not surprising, remembering his own troubled childhood as he was surely remembering it himself, that he sums up the Christian message by saying that it is to do good even to those who do evil to us and to be always gentle, merciful, and forgiving., Reverend Frederick Buechnerauthor of On the Road with the Archangel and Listening to Your Life Perhaps the most touching aspect of Charles Dickens's The Life of Our Lord is how in it he sets all his literary powers aside and tells the Gospel story in the simple, artless language of any father telling it to his children. It is not surprising, remembering his own troubled childhood as he was surely remembering it himself, that he sums up the Christian message by saying that it is to do good even to those who do evil to us and to be always gentle, merciful, and forgiving.
Copyright Date
1999
Lccn
99-048913
Dewey Decimal
232.9/01 B
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes

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by gotmymotorunnin...Feb 07, 2008
A book of Christ's life written at a childs level
The great author Charles Dickens wrote this book especially for his children, and it took 4 years. It follows perfectly the bible, of the full life of Christ. I have owned it before, and now am buying 5 copies for friends, adults, because it is wretten in such dear and wonderful lauguage that it is perfect for adults and all age children. It is a book to be reread many times.
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by pondtownmanJan 04, 2018
Personal witness of Jesus Christ by Dickens to his family.
Short and sweet and honest. Telling what is important in life. To always do good.
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