To the Lions (1889 Church), children's novel

To the Lions (1889) is a juvenile novel by Alfred John Church.

Abstract

A tale of the early Christians in the Province of Bithynia-Pontus, at the time of the persecutions under Trajan, 112 AD. The author gives a favorable depiction of the Younger Pliny as governor, also introducing Tacitus at one point in the story. The closing pages tell of a wonderful escape in the amphitheater at Ephesus.

Editions

Published in London: 1889; and New York, NY: 1889.