The Holy War
by John Bunyan
A modern English version by Thelma H. Jenkins
GoodBookStall Review:
Thelma Jenkins began this modern English version for her own pleasure, but soon friends encouraged her to seek publication so that others could be persuaded to read this little known John Bunyan title. Mansoul is a town that has rejected its rightful king and welcomed in Diabolus. The Kings son Prince Emmanuel comes to the rescue and in time is also rejected. John Bunyan’s names for the participants of this book tell exactly what is going on, as the battle wages to and fro. This is a story with a punch as strong as Pilgrim’s Progress and shows how little we have learnt since his time! The happy ending is more than Mansoul deserves, and is only secured through the intervention of Prince Emmanuel.
Reviewer: Mary Bartholomew (21/08/03)
Thelma Jenkins began this modern English version for her own pleasure, but soon friends encouraged her to seek publication so that others could be persuaded to read this little known John Bunyan title. Mansoul is a town that has rejected its rightful king and welcomed in Diabolus. The Kings son Prince Emmanuel comes to the rescue and in time is also rejected. John Bunyan’s names for the participants of this book tell exactly what is going on, as the battle wages to and fro. This is a story with a punch as strong as Pilgrim’s Progress and shows how little we have learnt since his time! The happy ending is more than Mansoul deserves, and is only secured through the intervention of Prince Emmanuel.
Reviewer: Mary Bartholomew (21/08/03)
