Vintage book The Robe Lloyd C Douglas 1949 Hard cover

This is a vintage book , The Robe by Lloyed C Douglas. It is printed in 1949, London. The book is in good condition with all its pages in tacted. There are some age spots and does not come with the dust jacket. Please refer to the photographs.

Dimension: 20 cm w x 25.5 cm H

The Robe was first written in  1942 historical novel about the Crucifixion of Jesuswritten by Lloyd C. Douglas. The book was one of the best-selling titles of the 1940s. It entered the New York Times Best Seller list in October 1942, and four weeks later rose to No. 1. It held the position for nearly a year. The Robe remained on the list for another two years, returning several other times over the next several years including when the film adaptation (featuring Richard Burton in an early role) was released in 1953.

The book explores the aftermath of the crucifixion of Jesus through the experiences of the Roman tribune Marcellus Gallio and his Greek slave Demetrius. Prince Gaius, in an effort to rid Rome of Marcellus, banishes Marcellus to the command of the Roman garrison at Minoa, a port city in southern Palestine. In Jerusalem during Passover, Marcellus ends up carrying out the crucifixion of Jesus, but is troubled since he believes Jesus to be innocent of any crime. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Robe