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The Life of Our Lord: Written for His Children During the Years 1846 to 1849Charles Dickens's other Christmas classic, with a new introduction by Dickens's great great grandson, Gerald Charles Dickens. Charles Dickens wrote The Life of Our Lord during the years 1846 1849, just about the time he was completing David 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
Charles Dickens's other Christmas classic, with a new introduction by Dickens's great-great-grandson, Gerald Charles Dickens.Charles Dickens wrote The Life of Our Lord during the years 1846-1849, just about the time he was completing David 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 From there it fell to Dickens's son, Sir Henry Fielding Dickens, with the admonition that it should not be published while any child of Dickens lived.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 publish The 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.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 11/09/1999
ISBN: 9780684865379
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 7.34h x 5.34w x 0.65d
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 09/27/1999 pg. 62
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/1999 pg. 1674
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This salty 'Frogs' has got legs
Format: Hardcover
I had to read 'Frogs' for school, all the translations I'd found were awful, then I stumbled upon Mr. Henderson's translation and hit the jackpot. No Dryasdust prissiness here, the language is earthy and accessible, and the scholarly footnotes are also very well done.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2015
★★★★★ 5
An excellent translation of Aristophanes' finest works
Format: Hardcover
This book, the fourth in Dr. Henderson's fine series of parallel translations, is perhaps the best of the series, containing as it does the comic masterpiece "Frogs," in my opinion the finest of Aristophanes' works. Henderson's translations are crisp, clear, and hilarious, and his extensive use of vulgarity is always textually and philologically sound (as a few comparisons of Liddell-Scott and the OED will surely reveal). In short, it is the definitive edition of Aristophanes' works, and the only translation accurate enough to be worth having on your bookshelf (and believe me, I've read quite a few).
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Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2004
★★★★★ 5
Helps create a solid biblical foundation.
This is such a solid devotional. I have gifted this several times. My son even used this devotional his senior year when he would lead a small group at his school. I can pick up this devotional randomly and always be fed spiritually, just open to today’s date or it’s even better if you read it every day, it is a 365 Day dated devotional. The photo I shared is of a social media post I made back in 2018 so that’s what was included in the text.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2026
★★★★★ 5
The best of many devotionals
Among the many good devotionals we have, my wife and I think this is the best. I made a January 1, 2025, commitment to read it every morning before touching any of my devices. It was easy to do all year because it spoke to my life in fresh ways every day. I am doing the same thing in 2026. We have given many copies to special friends, who also report how important it is to their spiritual growth.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2026
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GOD is Great!
Format: Hardcover
All the time GOD is Great!
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Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2026