The Life of Our Lord. Written Expressly for His Children By Charles Dickens

London England: Associated Newspapers. Hardback. First Edition. The Life of Our Lord. Very slight wear to top and bottom edge of spine. Couple of slight marks to cloth. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. This book, the last work of Charles Dickens to be published, has an individual interest and purpose that separate it completely from everything else that Dickens wrote. Quite apart from its Divine Subject, the manuscript is peculiarly personal to the novelist, and is not so much a revelation of his mind as a tribute to his heart and humanity, and also, of course, his deep devotion to Our Lord. It was written in 1849, twenty-one years before his death, expressly for his children. The simple manuscript is entirely hand-written and is in no sense a fair copy but a spontaneous draft. In order to preserve its personality, the manuscript has been followed faithfully in every detail. This accounts for the varying use of capital letters, and other peculiarities. Charles Dickens frequently told his childen the Gospel Story, and made mention of the Divine Example in his letters to them. This book was written without thought of publication, in order that his family might have a permanent record of their father's thoughts. After his death, this manuscript remained in the possession of his sister-in-law, Miss Georgina Hogarth. On her death in 1917 it came into the possession of Sir Henry Fielding Dickens. Charles Dickens had made it clear that he had written this book in a form which he thought best suited to his children, and not for publication. His son, Sir Henry, was averse to publishing the work in his own lifetime, but saw no reason why publication should be withheld after his death. Sir Henry's will provided that, if the majority of his family were in favour of publication, this book should be given to the world. It was published in serial form, in March 1934. 127 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.) . Very Good. Boards. First Edition. 1934.