The Robe

Lloyd Cassel Douglas was born on August 27, 1877, in Columbia City, Indiana. Alexander Jackson Douglas and Sara Jane Cassel Douglas were Lloyd C. Douglas's parents. At the time of Douglas' birth, his father was a farmer, school teacher, lawyer, state senator, and rural minister. Douglas spent his early years traveling between communities in Ohio and Indiana where his father served as a Lutheran minister. His youth was spent primarily with his father, who was performing different pastoral tasks. This provided valuable preparation for a career as a minister.

Douglas's final pastorate was at Montreal's St. James United Church, where he served from the spring of 1929 to May of 1933. Douglas resigned from the Montreal Church in order to devote himself entirely to literature.

His first work was published in 1920, his first outstanding novel appeared in 1929, and in 1933 a full-time writing career was begun. Carl Bode, writing in the American Quarterly, states that Douglas' books can be divided into three periods: Is the 1920's they were professional books for ministers to use; in the 1930's his books were theological novels, and in the 1940s two books are written; The Robe, a historical novel, and The Big Fisherman, an account of Simon and Christ.

In the twentieth century, Lloyd Cassel Douglas wrote:

"I am pleased if my novels are enjoyable, but they are written more for the sake of inspiration than for pleasure." Numerous individuals recognize their desperate need for ethical and spiritual guidance but are afraid to seek it in a serious homely or didactic article. My conviction is that many of these individuals can be successfully approached through a novel, which provides the inspiration they desire in a form that is palatable to them.

"This hardcover book is in used condition. All of the pages are intact with the exception of Page 60. A signed name on the back cover of "Peg" There is slight wear on the edges and cover. There is wear on the spine and a small tear in the cloth at the top of the spine. The binding is intact. There is also some slight discoloration on the cover and a spot on the front cover.