The Robe (1942 Douglas), novel

The Robe (1942) is a novel by Lloyd C. Douglas.

Abstract

Based on the imagined life of the Roman soldier in charge of Jesus’ crucifixion, was one of the decade’s best sellers and spawned a renewed interest in New Testament novels.

Editions

Published in Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1942.

Translations

• La tunique (1945 Douglas), novel (French ed.)

• Das gewand des Erlösers (1948 Douglas), novel (German ed.)

• La tunica (1954 Douglas), novel (Italian ed.)

• El manto sagrado (1945 Douglas), novel (Spanish ed.

• Sheng pao qian qiu (1955 Douglas / Lü), novel (Chinese ed.)

Adaptations

• The Robe (1953 Koster), film

External links

• Wikipedia