The Sorry Tale: A Story of the Time of Christ [Paperback]

Patience Worth (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0787309818 | ISBN-13: 978-0787309817 | Publication Date: June 1976

This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 644 pages
• Publisher: Mokelumne Hill Pr (June 1976)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0787309818
• ISBN-13: 978-0787309817
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.4 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,716,820 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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70 of 70 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Sorry Tale: A Story of the Time of Christ, August 2, 2000

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Charles J. Mertz (Springfield, Illinois USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Sorry Tale: A Story of the Time of Christ (Paperback)

This is a story of the time of Christ, but not really a story about Christ. It is a rich exotic story of peoples and cultures 2000 years ago, rich in detail, color, customs and smells of daily life, probably impossible to know unless one had lived there at that time and perhaps, Patience Worth, the author, really did! The circumstances surrounding the writing of this book are part of an enigma of spirit posession, multiple personality and past life recall. Perhaps it is unrefutable evidence of life after death. Whatever it is, the reader will come away from it with indelible images of daily life of Romans, Greeks, and Jews at the time of Christ. It fills in many of the gaps in the biblical story of the time of Jesus Christ through the telling of the life of Theia, a concubine slave and dancer for Roman nobels and her illegitimate son, Hate sired by Tiberius, one of the Roman nobels. An intricately woven story of three lives, Panda---Theia's handman; Hatte---Theia's son Hate; and Jesus Christus. The story culminates with Theia, Hatte and Jesus alone at the crucifixion in a final scene where Theia dances through the night around the cross on which her son was crucified next to the cross of Jesus. In the morning, she is found dead at the foot of the crosses stained with the royal blood of Jesus and her son Hatte. It's unforgettable.

The construction is sometimes difficult to follow and it takes some getting used to certain word usage. It's written as an observer would see and hear it. Often times there is no introduction of characters, they just walk into the scene and start talking as if everyone knows who they are and probably everyone there at the time did know, but it is sometimes confusing to the reader in this day and age. One has to work at putting all of the pieces of the puzzle together for a while to understand what is taking place. And, unless one starts from the beginning, it's easy to get confused because some characters have several names. For example, Ajax is also know as Caanthus and Simeon and Hatte was named Hate by his mother and Caanthus by his mother's handman. It's well worth the considerable effort however and I encourage more people to read and study the literature of Patience Worth. It's truly great writing and poetry with deep philosophical and spiritual implications. Taken in total, it may very well be the evidence we all have been looking for of life after death.

39 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fascinating, absorbing, and compelling book., January 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Sorry Tale: A Story of the Time of Christ (Paperback)

After reading about the Patience Worth phenomenon and the high praise this book received on its literary style and content after publicaton in 1916, I searched for a copy. My elation at finally finding a copy was surpassed by the sense of exultation I experienced after reading it. The story is complex, but interesting. It creates an uncanny sense that you are reading an eye-witness account of the events described in the story. It is the only 600 page book I have ever felt compelled to re-read, not once, but twice. It is a story of Christ, but more so, it is a story of fate, religious beliefs, and the irony of life, interwoven with a fairly unbiased view of the political and social settings during the time of Christ. It is suspenseful, humorous, and moving, particularly the last few chapters and the description of the crucifixion. Roy Franc Baas

36 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A truly inspiring book., May 5, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: The Sorry Tale: A Story of the Time of Christ (Paperback)

Those of you familiar with the story behind Patience Worth will marvel over this writing. It includes an exceptional amount of detail concerning the era, and a large amount of feeling. The story behind Patience Worth makes this book all the more fascinating. Is she a voice from the past or was she really there? The book is set in Roman times around the life of Christ. One gets a feel for the way people lived, the houses they lived in, and the hardships endured. The story of the passion of Christ is unparalleled. It is only fair to say that to read this book the reader will have to work. It is written in an ancient style of English and makes for some getting used to. In addition, there are some instances where the editor needs to interpret some of the words used by Patience. In any event, it wouldn't matter if it was written by Patience or anyone else. It remains one of the most powerful stories I have ever read, and makes for a book which the reader will have a hard time trying to put down. If you choose to read this book, be prepared to spend some time on it, and experience greatness first hand.