It was fitting that Dr. Arnold Dallimore, author of a two-volume Life of George Whitefield (and more recently of The Life of Edward Irving) should then give us a book on Charles Haddon Spurgeon. It was in 1962 that the four-volume Autobiography of Spurgeon was republished in two volumes, with considerable rearrangement, but, even so, the Autobiography<\/em> is too long to serve as a popular introduction. Accordingly, Dr. Dallimore, using these two volumes and other dependable sources, produced a much more concise narrative of Spurgeon’s life. He also set out ‘to understand and present something of the inner man\u2014Spurgeon in his praying, his sufferings and depressions, his weaknesses and strengths; in his triumphs, humour, joys, and incredible accomplishments’.<\/p>\n It is no easy task to depict ‘so tremendous a personality’ as that of Spurgeon in a brief volume, but in 250 pages it is here accomplished, and with a large measure of success. It will meet the need of those completely ignorant of Spurgeon and his vast achievements, but will stir also the interest of all who value a unique ministry, yielding 62 volumes of \u00a0‘deathless’ sermons and many other highly valuable publications.<\/p>\nTable of Contents Expand \u2193<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\n <\/td>\n List of Illustrations<\/td>\n ix<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n Preface<\/td>\n xi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n Acknowledgements<\/td>\n xiii<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n Conditions in England During Spurgeon\u2019s Time<\/td>\n xv<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n The Preparation of The Man, 1834\u20131854<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1<\/td>\n The Boy and the Books<\/td>\n 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2<\/td>\n Through Terrible Conviction to Glorious Conversion<\/td>\n 15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 3<\/td>\n Joyful First Efforts in Serving the Lord<\/td>\n 23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 4<\/td>\n The Boy Preacher of Waterbeach<\/td>\n 31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n The First Years in London, 1855\u20131864<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 5<\/td>\n \u2018A Great Door and Effectual is Opened\u2019<\/td>\n 43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 6<\/td>\n Spurgeon\u2019s Marriage\u2014This One Truly Made in Heaven<\/td>\n 55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 7<\/td>\n Conflict<\/td>\n 65<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 8<\/td>\n Revival in London<\/td>\n 77<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n The Long Period of Mature Ministry, 1861\u20131886<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 9<\/td>\n The Metropolitan Tabernacle<\/td>\n 91<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 10<\/td>\n Training Young Preachers<\/td>\n 101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 11<\/td>\n The Growth of the Spurgeonic Enterprises<\/td>\n 111<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 12<\/td>\n Almshouses and Orphanage<\/td>\n 125<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 13<\/td>\n Sunshine and Shadow<\/td>\n 133<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 14<\/td>\n Mrs Spurgeon and Her Work<\/td>\n 145<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 15<\/td>\n Daily Life in the Great Church<\/td>\n 153<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 16<\/td>\n Ten Years of Mighty Ministry<\/td>\n 163<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 17<\/td>\n Personal Characteristics<\/td>\n 177<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 18<\/td>\n Spurgeon as an Author<\/td>\n 191<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n The Final Years, 1887\u20131892<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 19<\/td>\n Earnestly Contending for the Faith<\/td>\n 205<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 20<\/td>\n Last Labours<\/td>\n 221<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 21<\/td>\n \u2018With Christ, Which Is Far Better\u2019<\/td>\n 235<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n Appendix: Subsequent History of the Metropolitan Tabernacle<\/td>\n 245<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n Annotated Bibliography<\/td>\n 249<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n General Index<\/td>\n 253<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n About the Author<\/h2>\n