Octavius Winslow was one of the leading evangelical preachers in England during the 19th century. Winslow was a contemporary of other great Christian preachers including Charles Spurgeon and J.C. Ryle and he was also a well-respected author. Evening Thoughts, published in 1858, provides nightly devotions for every day of the year. The book should be used in supplement to Winslow's Morning Thoughts.
Octavius Winslow (1 August 1808 – 5 March 1878), also known as "The Pilgrim's Companion", was a prominent 19th-century evangelical preacher in England and America. A Baptist minister for most of his life and contemporary of Charles Spurgeon and J. C. Ryle, he seceded to the Anglican church in his last decade.