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Charles Spurgeon (1834 - 1892), affectionately known by many as "the Prince of Preachers," spoke to more than 10 million people during his ministry, baptized thousands of converts, and wrote voluminous sermons that sold scores of millions of copies. John Ploughman's Talk is plain... Read Full Overview

Charles Haddon Spurgeon (19 June 1834 - 31 January 1892) was a British Particular Baptist preacher who remains highly influential among Christians of different denominations, among whom he is still known as the "Prince of Preachers". Spurgeon was to 19th century England what... Read Full Overview

Everyday advice based on biblical faith
Charles H. Spurgeon's success as a legendary preacher and author was generated from his intense love and concern for "working people." In John Ploughman's Talks, Spurgeon assumes the persona of a simple ploughman to dispense... Read Full Overview

In 'John Ploughman's Talk' I have tried to talk for ploughmen and common people. Hence refined taste and dainty words have been discarded for strong old proverbial expressions and homely phrases. I have aimed my blows at the vices of the many, and tried to inculcate those moral... Read Full Overview

In this book we have a choice selection of the Prince of Preacher's humor, strong proverbial expressions and homespun phrases, together with sound moral teaching.

John Ploughman's Talk: Or Plain Advice For Plain People is a book written by Charles Haddon Spurgeon and first published in 1896. The book is a collection of witty and practical advice for everyday people, presented in the form of conversations between John Ploughman, a fictional... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections
such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,
or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe... Read Full Overview

John Ploughman's Talk: Or Plain Advice For Plain People is a book written by Charles Haddon Spurgeon in 1896. The book is a collection of witty and wise sayings and advice given by a fictional character named John Ploughman. The book is written in a conversational style and is... Read Full Overview