BLOOD AND FIRE: William & Catherine Booth and their Salvation Army
By Roy Hattersley
Little, Brown. 471 pages. £20.00
ISBN 0 316 85161 2
Booth led boldly with his big bass drum
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
The saints smiled gravely and they said he's come.
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
Opening lines of 'General Booth enters heaven' by Vachel Lindsay.
This life of William and Catherine Booth is well-written and an enjoyable read. Who is it for? The author does not say what drew him to this subject, but he feels the Booths are somewhat forgotten and deserve to be thought of as Great Victorians.
