DANIEL QUORM
AND
HIS RELIGIOUS NOTIONS
by
Mark Guy Pearse
Details: "This British novel was written by a Wesleyan preacher, Rev. Mark Guy Pearse. It's a novel about a shoemaker, who was also a Methodist 'class leader' and his experiences in caring for his 'class' of neighbors. Here's a quote from the opening page:
"My old friend Daniel Quorm—Brother Dan'el as he was always called—was the village shoemaker, the Methodist "Classleader," and the "Society-steward." As hard-headed as the rounded lapstone on which he hammered all day long, as sharp and quick as his shining awl, as obstinate in holding his own as his seasoned shoe-leather; yet, withal, Brother Dan'el had a heart so kind, so wise, so true, that like the hammer it only beat to do good, and like his awl and thread it was always trying to strengthen some pour soul that had got worn in the rough ways of life."
Attractively bound in blue cloth with a gilt illustration and lettering and black stamped decorations. The full page illustration that is supposed to be a frontispiece, for some reason is bound in at page 49. There are also small illustrations at the chapter heads.
"This book is timeless in its views of Christianity and what it really is, the way of God, our heavenly Father, with His children. I can't believe it was published in 1877, as it sounds so much like the ministry I am with today. In the book, Daniel Quorm is a "class" leader who is a wise and loving man who gently reminds his people of what the Bible says so they can understand and love their Father and live the way He would have them to live. It strips away the religious trappings that have crept into Christianity and gets to the heart of what God wants for all His children." ~ book review
A fine addition for your bookshelf!
Condition: A little general wear, appears to have had "free" endpapers added in front and back, some scattered foxing and smudges, there is a small brown stain at the lower corner of 7 or 8 pages, otherwise in good condition with a solid binding and acceptably clean pages.
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