The sensation of the Spring - from the newspaper point of view -
this publication of the story of Jesus, as Dickens wrote it for his
own children, during the early reign of Queen Victoria. Most of you
have seen it in newspaper syndication during the past weeks.
Dummies of the trade edition have been generously distributed. The
public has been reading news items about it for weeks. And the
result - advance orders, both for the regular trade edition ($1.75)
and for the limited ($10.00). If you have not seen the text - nor a
dummy - don't expect anything controversial or sensational or
particularly original. It is a version of the Gospel story, which
conforms closely enough to that taught in Sunday Schools the
country over, for it to be a sure item for the huge conservative
market which seems always ready to absorb one more life of Christ.
Its brevity and simplicity makes it admirable for children. (Kirkus
Reviews)
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 From there it fell to Dickens's son, Sir Henry Fielding Dickens, with the admonition that it should not be published while any child of Dickens lived.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.
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