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Word: manchild (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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When Nero, in a fit of rage, orders the Praetorian Guard to toss Helena from a tower, Basil heads home to faithful little Deborra, who is waiting for him back in Antioch. In no time, they are walking the dog together and billing & cooing over a hoped-for manchild. As for the chalice, it is soon stolen, never to be seen again, but a "miracle" enables Basil to finish the casing: he sees, and carves on it, a vision of Jesus. Author Costain's own vision of all this comes pretty close to reducing early Christianity to soap opera...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Wrestle with the Grail | 7/28/1952 | See Source »

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