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

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

Editions and translations

Published in Great Britain (London: 1889) and the United States (New York, NY: 1889).

Abstract

Juvenile literature. It is 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 amphitheatre at Ephesus. First in a long and very popular series of historical novels of biblical subject, written for juvenile audience by retired Latin Professor at University College, London.