Helena
$32.39
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
25 October 1990
Summary
Based on the life of Helena, mother of the Emperor Constantine and finder of the true cross, this spiritual adventure brings to life the political intrigues of ancient Rome and the early years of Christianity.
The Empress Helena made the historic pilgrimage to Palestine, found pieces of wood from the true Cross, and built churches at Bethlehem and Olivet. Her life coincided with one of the great turning-points of history—the recognition of Christianity as the religion of the Roman Emp…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140182439 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140182438 |
| Author: | Evelyn Waugh |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 25 October 1990 |
| Weight: | 180g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 130mm x 15mm |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
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Mr Waugh is a master of narrative: every sentence compels you to reads its successor
Mr Waugh is a master of narrative: every sentence compels you to reads its successor – Raymond Mortimer * Sunday Times *
It goes without saying that Helena is amusing, shapely, and well-written, and it also contains some extremely witty incidents * New Statesman *
Helena was Waugh’s most intentional statement about the truth of Christianity and about vocation as the heart of Christian discipleship – George Weigel
About The Author
Evelyn Waugh
Evelyn Waugh was born in Hampstead in 1903 and educated at Hertford College, Oxford. In 1928 he published his first novel, Decline and Fall, which was soon followed by Vile Bodies (1930), Black Mischief (1932), A Handful of Dust (1934) and Scoop (1938). During these years he also travelled extensively and converted to Catholicism. In 1939 Waugh was commissioned in the Royal Marines and later transferred to the Royal Horse Guards, experiences which informed his Sword of Honour trilogy (1952-61). His most famous novel, Brideshead Revisited (1945), was written while on leave from the army. Waugh died in 1966.
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