New Releases by Lloyd C. Douglas

Lloyd Cassel Douglas (1877 -1951) born Doya C. Douglas, was an American minister and author. He was born in Columbia City, Indiana, spent part of his boyhood in Monroeville, Indiana, Wilmot, Indiana and Florence, Kentucky, where his father, Alexander Jackson Douglas, was pastor of the Hopeful Lutheran Church. According to the 1910 Census Douglas was listed as a Lutheran Clergyman. He was married to Bessie I. Porch. They had two children: Bessie J. Douglas, 4 at the time and Virginia V Douglas, 2 at the time. They employed a cook, Ms. Josephine Somach. He died in Los Angeles, California. Douglas was one of the most popular American authors of his time, although he did not write his first novel until he was 50. His written works were of a moral, didactic, and distinctly religious tone. His first novel, Magnificent Obsession, published in 1929, was an immediate and sensational success. Critics held that his type of fiction was in the tradition of the great religious writings of an earlier generation, such as Ben-Hur and Quo Vadis. In this book: Magnificent Obsession Forgive Us Our Trespasses Doctor Hudson''s Secret Journal

The story of a lady who appoints herself as a housemaid when the family, headed by Philosophy Professor Paul Ward, is in financial crisis. She makes herself indispensable, immediately. The tale takes place in northern Indiana, much in Waterloo, Indiana, and mentions early the midsummer of 1916 and before the final page, the Wall Street Crash of 1929.

Livro que deu origem ao filme "O Manto Sagrado". O autor dá-nos aqui 30 anos de pesquisas intensas sobre a vida do Homem da Galiléia e "aquele grupo de imortais que julgaram a sua amizade mais valiosa que o seu próprio sangue". Este livro parece ter sido a meta final do autor, com relação aos seus trabalhos anteriores. Antes de ler este livro, parecia impossível recompor-se com tanta justeza o período que precedeu à queda do Império Romano, com suas degradantes intrigas de corte, ou dizer-se o que se encontra no Novo Testamento, dando-lhe a forma de uma novela moderna; Lloyd Douglas, porém, demonstrou essa rara capacidade.