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Summary: This is how biography should be written
Review: Dallimore is a master of biography. It grips you from the first page. It took me 2 weeks to read the first volume, 4 days to read the second. This is exciting stuff and makes you long for someone like Whitefield to appear today. Dallimore brings the period to life, puts Whitefield in his place as the more significant man than Wesley, and shows his great humility and constant labours. It is no wonder Whitefield died at 56. This is THE Christian biography to read. Don't worry about the length, it's wonderful.
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Summary: The Best Biography I Have Ever Read--Hands Down
Review: In place of my Bible, no other books in my library have my heart like Dr. Dallimore's two volume biography on the Rev. George Whitefield. Dr. Dallimore spent 10 years writing the first volume. The demand from all over the world to have a second volume prompted Dr. Dallimore to resign his pastorate of over 20 years and proceed to spend the next 15 years writing the sequel. It is a masterpiece. He travelled to England five times in his research and is known around the world as the Whitefieldian expert. Dr. Dallimore was 86 years old when he died on March 20, 1998, in Cottam, Ontario, Canada. I had the blessed opportunity of meeting Dr. Dallimore and his dear wife, May, on two occasions late in 1997. Every Christian ought to have all of Dr. Dallimore's books on their bookshelf, but especially "George Whitefield." Reading these books was like talking with a good friend. Paul Miller 11/9/98
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Summary: Excellent!!!
Review: Rarely has a book ever changed my life. This one did. If you think that John Wesley was the biggest figure in history during this period, this book is a must read, and you will find that Mr. Wesely was just the biggest organizer.The book was two volumes of approx. 600 pages each, but when I finished the book, I wished the book was longer.
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Summary: blatant hero worship...at its best
Review: This book falls short of what we would expect from a modern biography. This is the idealized Whitefield written from the perspective of a loving admirer - not a fair and balanced account of the person...
But it's great nonetheless. Dallimore stirs the heart and wins you over. He paints the servant-greatness of Whitefield with such bright colors, that one can't help but stand in awe of the God he served. This is the best kind of devotional masked as a historical biography.
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