Citation: George MacDonald, Unspoken Sermons, Series 1 (London: Alexander Strahan, 1866).


Bulloch (1925):

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Unspoken sermons. By George MacDonald. London: Alexander Strahan, 1867 (1866).

8vo, pp. viii + 245 + (1). Printed by Ballantyne, Edinburgh.

“These ears of corn, gathered and rubbed in my hands upon broken Sabbaths I offer first to my friends and then to my friends.”
Contains twelve sermons:

  • (1) the child in the midst:
  • (2) the consuming fire;
  • (3) the higher faith;
  • (4) it shall be forgiven;
  • (5) the new name;
  • (6) the heart with the treasure;
  • (7) the temptation in the wilderness;
  • (8) the eloi;
  • (9) the hands of the Father;
  • (10) love thy neighbour;
  • (11) love thy enemy;
  • (12) the God of the living.

All are from New Testament texts—six from Matthew, three from Luke; one each from John, Hebrews, and Revelation. The volume was reviewed in the British Quarterly Review (April, 1867) xlv., 566-567.

  • 1869. Published (third edition) by Strahan (“ English Cat”).
  • 1884. Published by Strahan (“ English Cat.”).
  • N.D. Published by Routledge, New York.

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