Each chapter takes a text from the Bible, such as Achan’s sin, Elijah’s still small voice or Haman on his own gallows, and illustrates it with a dense gathering of quotations from poets, novelists, historians and essayists, from Shakespeare and Byron to Arthur Helps. The effect is a commonplace book of Victorian reading arranged around Scripture.
A browsable mine of quotation for preachers, writers and anyone who enjoys literary allusion. Download the free EPUB.