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Eric's Good News
Young Eric was disappointed as he sat trying to get well. Captain Graham, a stranger he met on the beach, became a good friend. One day his dog retrieved an old book, the Gospel of Mark, from the ocean and it was used by God for opening his mind to Jesus. Eventually Eric’s whole disposition was changed and he was made happy in Christ. Eric became a positive influence in the lives of those around him. A quote from the “’Ah! well!’ he muttered, ‘I envy that child’s faith and happiness, and more than half feel inclined to follow his example. It is not a religion he has got hold of, but a real Person—it makes a vast difference, I fancy!’”
46 pages, Paperback
First published July 26, 2013
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About the author
Amy Le Feuvre
180 books54 followersAmelia Sophia Le Feuvre (1861-1929) was born in Blackheath, London, England in 1861.
She grew up in a large family which employed a governess for the children's education. Her father worked as a Surveyor at H. M. Customs. Her grandfather, James Mainguy, was a reverend in Guernsey.
She dedicated her life to writing and wrote many books and stories that are filled with Biblical principles and her popularity began in the 1890s and continued for over three decades. She also wrote for magazines like 'Sunday at Home' and 'The Quiver'. Her writing was typical of the new approach of the evangelical writers to the young reader and, like many of the writers of the period she was particularly fond of the "quaint" child, "old fashioned" with delicate health, a type modelled on Paul Dombey. She also wrote of family life, specialising in the outwardly naughty child, the odd one out, whose motives are consistently misunderstood by the adults.
Her publishers included Revell in Chicago, Dodd Mead in New York, the Religious Tract Society in London, and Hodder and Stoughton in London and latterly the Lutterworth Press kept her works in print.
She died at Exeter, Devon, on 29 April 1929 after 68 fruitful years.
Her first book, 'Eric's Good News', was published in 1894 and her last, 'A Strange Courtship' was published posthumously in 1931. She wrote more than 65 books in her career, including at least one, 'Laddie's Choice' (1912), using the pseudonym Mary Thurston Dodge.
Note: Her exact date of birth is not known, she was born in the first quarter of 1861 so the date of 1 March has been used for convenience.
She grew up in a large family which employed a governess for the children's education. Her father worked as a Surveyor at H. M. Customs. Her grandfather, James Mainguy, was a reverend in Guernsey.
She dedicated her life to writing and wrote many books and stories that are filled with Biblical principles and her popularity began in the 1890s and continued for over three decades. She also wrote for magazines like 'Sunday at Home' and 'The Quiver'. Her writing was typical of the new approach of the evangelical writers to the young reader and, like many of the writers of the period she was particularly fond of the "quaint" child, "old fashioned" with delicate health, a type modelled on Paul Dombey. She also wrote of family life, specialising in the outwardly naughty child, the odd one out, whose motives are consistently misunderstood by the adults.
Her publishers included Revell in Chicago, Dodd Mead in New York, the Religious Tract Society in London, and Hodder and Stoughton in London and latterly the Lutterworth Press kept her works in print.
She died at Exeter, Devon, on 29 April 1929 after 68 fruitful years.
Her first book, 'Eric's Good News', was published in 1894 and her last, 'A Strange Courtship' was published posthumously in 1931. She wrote more than 65 books in her career, including at least one, 'Laddie's Choice' (1912), using the pseudonym Mary Thurston Dodge.
Note: Her exact date of birth is not known, she was born in the first quarter of 1861 so the date of 1 March has been used for convenience.
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May 18, 2015
Eric is an invalid boy who meets Captain Graham, a soldier, at a beach cove near Eric's home.
As the two converse, the Captain is intrigued by the boys' many questions about life and his ability to hold a philosophical conversation. Eric's dog brings him pages of the Book of Mark, found in the water and these pages prompt many questions by Eric to the Captain and also to the household staff at Eric's home.
Through their conversations both Eric and Captain Graham discover the means to a relationship with God.
The world lost a wonderful Christian writer when Amy Le Feuvre passed from this world. My copy of this book was written/published in 1896 but it is still being published.
"Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himslef as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven." ``Matthew 18: 3-4
As the two converse, the Captain is intrigued by the boys' many questions about life and his ability to hold a philosophical conversation. Eric's dog brings him pages of the Book of Mark, found in the water and these pages prompt many questions by Eric to the Captain and also to the household staff at Eric's home.
Through their conversations both Eric and Captain Graham discover the means to a relationship with God.
The world lost a wonderful Christian writer when Amy Le Feuvre passed from this world. My copy of this book was written/published in 1896 but it is still being published.
"Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himslef as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven." ``Matthew 18: 3-4
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