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Paul of Tarsus. 



BY THE AUTHOR OF "RABBI JESHUA." 



" 'Paul of Tarsus,' by the author of 'Rabbi Jeshua,' is a work of very 

 considerable ability. . . . Literary facility, brilliancy of word-painting, 

 wealth of what it is the fashion to call ' local colour,' this book undoubtedly 

 possesses." Literary World. 



" The writer has carefully studied the history and characteristics of the time, 

 and in an artistic, although very compressed form, and with GREAT LITERARY 

 BEAUTY, he creates the historic surroundings and the atmosphere of his hero." 

 Nonconformist and Independent. 



" Whoever the author of this work may be, and speculation has been rife 

 as to whether it should be assigned to a distinguished Eastern explorer or to 

 the late head-master of the City High Schools, it is certain that he is 

 thoroughly at home in the details of Oriental life, and capable of presenting 

 a life-like picture of the beginnings of Christianity stripped entirely of super- 

 naturalism. The book as we say has vraisemblance. The writer carries us 

 through the scenes of Paul's life and journeys, and fills up the background 

 with such local colouring and scholarship that the readers are apt to forget 

 how much is purely conjectural. . . . We commend the work, not as a 

 contribution to the history of Paul of Tarsus, but as a picture of the times 

 in which Christianity emerged." Freethinker. 



" This is a beautiful book. ... It is a book of fascinating freshness and 

 vigour. ... It is most eloquently written, with great charm of style, and 

 one devours it with that eager zest with which he devours a great imaginative 

 work." Birmingham Daily Post. 



' ' Those who have read ' Rabbi Jeshua ' will know what to expect in ' Paul 

 of Tarsus,' from the pen of the same anonymous author. The work is most 

 readable, though it is not at all like the popular biographies of the Apostle 

 which appear in so great numbers. The authors of these are generally careful 

 to show their erudition. The author of this work seems to be careful to hide 

 his, great and evident though it be. The justice of its local colour through- 

 out, and the vividness of the pictures of Jerusalem, Antioch, and Rome, 

 bespeak a scholar ; while the charming style of the work, its simplicity and 

 directness, show a writer of no mean literary skill. " Scotsman. 



"A remarkable book. . . . The author has realised in his own mind a 

 picture of Paul which, whether true or false, is vivid, and this he has repro- 

 duced in a style of unusual brilliance and power." Manchester Guardian. 



"The author has knowledge, imagination, and marked literary facility, 

 and the result of these combined gifts is found in sketches which are rich in 

 light, colour, life, and picturesqueness." Manchester Examiner. 



"Among those strange people who regard 'Robert Elsmere' as embody- 

 ing in an attractive form the main teachings of Christianity, ' Paul of Tarsus ' 

 may find favour for its merely literary excellence, which is undeniable." 

 Morning Post. 



" A considerable sensation was created seven or eight years ago by the 

 publication of ' Rabbi Jeshua, ' a brilliant rhetorical study of the life of Jesus 



