A Second Coming

by Richard Marsh

'If,' asked the Man in the Street, 'Christ were to come again to London, in this present year of grace, how would He be received, and what would happen?' 'I will try to show you,' replied the Scribe. * * * * * Christ has finally returned to Earth, and he has come amongst the citizens of post-Victorian London. The first third of the book, The Tales Which Were Told, shares a variety of essentially unconnected anecdotes about The LordÕs reappearance, in which he rights wrongs, heals the sick and injured and imparts wisdom. In the second third, The Tumult Which Arose, the people become aware of the LordÕs presence and take pains to welcome him. As one might expect in a story about Christ, the final third of the book, The Passion of the People, describes what happens when the Lord doesnÕt match, or abide by, the peopleÕs preconceived notions.

Genres: Classics

200 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1900

About the author

Richard Marsh was the pseudonym of the English author born Richard Bernard Heldmann. A best-selling and prolific author of the late 19th century and the Edwardian period, Marsh is best known now for his supernatural thriller novel The Beetle, which was published the same year as Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897), and was initially even more popular, outselling Dracula six times over. The Beetle remained in print until 1960. Marsh produced nearly 80 volumes of fiction and numerous short stories, in genres including horror, crime, romance and humour. Many of these have been republished recently, beginning with The Beetle in 2004. Marsh's grandson Robert Aickman was a notable writer of short "strange stories".

Reviews

[DW · Rating 2 out of 5]

Jesus visits England and is called "Guv'nr."

[Antonio · Rating 3 out of 5]

Strange book, but not badly written.