Good Biography of CH Spurgeon

Hello all,

My wife desires to read a good biography of Charles Haddon Spurgeon. I have one which is geared to preteens and is very basic. I'd like one with a little more meat. Can someone point me in the right direction?

Thanks,

Shannon Sumner

There are several different CH Spurgeon biographies available online for free:

[b]C. H. Spurgeon's Autobiography[/b]
by Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Susannah Spurgeon, W. J. Harrald - 1898-1900

Vol. 1 [url=http://books.google.com/books?id=q8Z8JaIRe54C]books.google[/url] | [url=http://www.archive.org/details/spurgeonsautobio01spuruoft]archive.org[/url]

Vol. 2 [url=http://books.google.com/books?id=MfQVypTRYbAC]books.google[/url] | [url=http://www.archive.org/details/spurgeonsautobio02spuruoft]archive.org[/url]

Vol. 3 [url=http://books.google.com/books?id=4fFTJYuMJLAC]books.google[/url] | [url=http://www.archive.org/details/spurgeonsautobio03spuruoft]archive.org[/url]

Vol. 4 [url=http://books.google.com/books?id=apmd9y1ekbcC]books.google[/url] | [url=http://www.archive.org/details/spurgeonsautobio04spuruoft]archive.org[/url]

[b]The Life and Labors of Charles H. Spurgeon [/b]
by George Carter Needham, introduction by Adoniram Judson Gordon. Published 1887, 638 pages.
[url=http://books.google.com/books?id=JLIEAAAAYAAJ&dq]books.google[/url] | [url=http://www.archive.org/details/thelifeandlabors00needuoft]archive.org[/url]

[b]Life of Charles Haddon Spurgeon: The World's Great Preacher[/b]
by Russell Herman Conwell - 1892 - 616 pages.
[url=http://books.google.com/books?id=OBU3AAAAMAAJ&dq]books.google[/url] | [url=http://www.archive.org/details/lifeofcspurgeon00conwuoft]archive.org[/url]

[b]Life and Works of Charles H. Spurgeon[/b]
by Henry Davenport Northrop. Published 1892, 624 pages.
[url=http://www.archive.org/details/lifeandworksofch00spuruoft]archive.org[/url]

[b]From the Usher's Desk to the Tabernacle Pulpit: The Life and Labors of Charles Haddon Spurgeon[/b]
by Robert Shindler. Published 1892, 316 pages.
[url=http://books.google.com/books?id=k_UKAAAAYAAJ&dq]books.google[/url]

[b]Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Preacher, Author, Philanthropist[/b]
By Godfrey Holden Pike, James Champlin Fernald. Published 1892, 397 pages.
[url=http://books.google.com/books?id=1E-i50gknccC&dq]books.google[/url]

[b]From the Pulpit to the Palm-branch: A Memorial of C. H. Spurgeon[/b](Sequel to: From the Usher's Desk to the Tabernacle Pulpit)
Published 1892, 281 pages.
[url=http://books.google.com/books?id=C75KAAAAMAAJ]books.google[/url]

[b]Lives That Speak. Charles Haddon Spurgeon[/b]
By Rev. James J. Ellis. Published 1890, 240 pages.
[url=http://www.archive.org/details/charleshaddonspu00elli]archive.org[/url]

[b]The Life of Charles Haddon Spurgeon[/b]
By Ray Charles. Published 1903, 506 pages.
[url=http://www.archive.org/details/lifeofcharleshad00rayciala]archive.org[/url]

[b]Spurgeon : episodes and anecdotes of his busy life, with personal reminiscences[/b]
By Thomas W Handford. Published 1892, 256 pages.
[url=http://www.archive.org/details/spurgeonepisodes00hand]archive.org[/url]

[b]Sketch of the life and ministry of the Rev. C.H. Spurgeon[/b]
By George J Stevenson. Published 1857, 141 pages.
[url=http://www.archive.org/details/sketchoflifemini00stev]archive.org[/url]

by iansmith on 2008/2/4 11:06:18

There are several different CH Spurgeon biographies available online for free:Quote:
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C. H. Spurgeon's Autobiography
by Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Susannah Spurgeon, W. J. Harrald - 1898-1900

Vol. 1 books.google | archive.org

Vol. 2 books.google | archive.org

Vol. 3 books.google | archive.org

Vol. 4 books.google | archive.org
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The Life and Labors of Charles H. Spurgeon
by George Carter Needham, introduction by Adoniram Judson Gordon. Published 1887, 638 pages.
books.google | archive.org
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Life of Charles Haddon Spurgeon: The World's Great Preacher
by Russell Herman Conwell - 1892 - 616 pages.
books.google | archive.org
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Life and Works of Charles H. Spurgeon
by Henry Davenport Northrop. Published 1892, 624 pages.
archive.org
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From the Usher's Desk to the Tabernacle Pulpit: The Life and Labors of Charles Haddon Spurgeon
by Robert Shindler. Published 1892, 316 pages.
books.google
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Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Preacher, Author, Philanthropist
By Godfrey Holden Pike, James Champlin Fernald. Published 1892, 397 pages.
books.google
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From the Pulpit to the Palm-branch: A Memorial of C. H. Spurgeon(Sequel to: From the Usher's Desk to the Tabernacle Pulpit)
Published 1892, 281 pages.
books.google
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Lives That Speak. Charles Haddon Spurgeon
By Rev. James J. Ellis. Published 1890, 240 pages.
archive.org
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The Life of Charles Haddon Spurgeon
By Ray Charles. Published 1903, 506 pages.
archive.org
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Some of his autobiography is also available here:
http://www.spurgeon.org/spwrtngs.htm. You can also buy vintage CH Spurgeon books at http://www.bookfinder.com.

Wow! Let's hear it for Ian "Google" Smith, ladies and gentlemen! :::round of applause::: 8-)

Thanks for taking the time to provide all this research, Ian. I believe I'll have a look at it myself.

I think I'm done for now, I'm sure there is more out there, but this should give anyone here something to read for a while.

Thank you for your help.

I ended up purchasing [url=http://www.amazon.com/Forgotten-Spurgeon-Iain-H-Murray/dp/0851511562/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1202238357&sr=8-1]Forgotten Spurgeon by Iain H. Murray[/url].

My wife has trouble reading online books and I wasn't sure if she would be willing to put the effort into reading a 500+ page book.

No problem, I really need to read one of these biographies myself. I just purchased biographies of DL Moody and Robert Murray Mccheyne, so Spurgeon will have to wait.