The Life of Our Lord by Charles Dickens

The Life of Our Lord is a fascinating and deeply personal work by Charles Dickens, written not for publication but specifically for the instruction and enjoyment of his own children. Unlike Dickens’s celebrated novels such as Oliver Twist, David Copperfield and A Christmas Carol, this work presents the life and teachings of Jesus Christ in simple, accessible language intended for a young family audience.

Dickens composed the manuscript between 1846 and 1849 and read portions of it aloud to his children at Christmas. He expressly intended the work to remain within his family during his lifetime, and it was not commercially published until 1934, decades after his death. This unusual history gives The Life of Our Lord a particularly interesting place within the Dickens canon, revealing a private and devotional side of one of Victorian literature’s greatest writers.

This 1970 Crescent Books edition, published in New York by a division of Crown Publishers by arrangement with Collins, Sons & Co. Ltd. of London, presents Dickens’s retelling in an attractive illustrated hardcover format. The decorative yellow and green dust jacket gives the volume a distinctive period appearance.

Combining literary, religious and historical interest, this edition is suitable for collectors of Charles Dickens, vintage Christian literature, illustrated religious books and classic literature. The Life of Our Lord is also an appealing companion volume for anyone building a collection beyond Dickens’s better-known fiction and wishing to explore one of his most personal and unusual works.

Condition – Very Good

Very good 1970 hardcover in dust jacket. Hardcover itself presents well with light signs of age. Dust jacket has moderate shelf and edge wear, including wear and small losses around the spine ends, and the spine is noticeably sunned and faded. Foxing is present. Binding remains secure.