The Roadmender
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The Roadmender is a 1902 Christian
spiritual
book by Margaret Barber
, writing under the pseudonym Michael Fairless. The book was enormously popular in its time, running through 31 editions in 10 years.
The book is written as a series of meditation
s on the road to heaven
with the author adopting the persona of the roadmender.It was published with illustrations by the turn of the century artist Will G. Mein
.
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
spiritual
Spirituality
Spirituality can refer to an ultimate or an alleged immaterial reality; an inner path enabling a person to discover the essence of his/her being; or the “deepest values and meanings by which people live.” Spiritual practices, including meditation, prayer and contemplation, are intended to develop...
book by Margaret Barber
Margaret Barber
Margaret Fairless Barber , pseudonym Michael Fairless, was an English Christian writer whose book of meditations, The Roadmender achieved huge popularity in its time.-Life:...
, writing under the pseudonym Michael Fairless. The book was enormously popular in its time, running through 31 editions in 10 years.
The book is written as a series of meditation
Meditation
Meditation is any form of a family of practices in which practitioners train their minds or self-induce a mode of consciousness to realize some benefit....
s on the road to heaven
Heaven
Heaven, the Heavens or Seven Heavens, is a common religious cosmological or metaphysical term for the physical or transcendent place from which heavenly beings originate, are enthroned or inhabit...
with the author adopting the persona of the roadmender.It was published with illustrations by the turn of the century artist Will G. Mein
Will G. Mein
Will G. Mein was a British book illustrator who flourished in the late 19th to early 20th century. He lived in London from around the turn of the century.- Life and works :Mein was born in Kelso, Roxburgh, Scotland...
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External links
- The Roadmender at Project GutenbergProject GutenbergProject Gutenberg is a volunteer effort to digitize and archive cultural works, to "encourage the creation and distribution of eBooks". Founded in 1971 by Michael S. Hart, it is the oldest digital library. Most of the items in its collection are the full texts of public domain books...