A Very Present Help in Trouble - Fell, Michael
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A Very Present Help in Trouble contains the first English translation of the autobiography of a remarkable eighteenth-century Icelandic Lutheran priest, Jón Steingrímsson. He is a well known figure in the history of Iceland, especially for his heroic role in helping his parishoners survive a catastrophic volcanic eruption in 1783. This book begins with an introduction describing the living conditions of the Icelandic people of his time. Jón Steingrímsson's work is the first and perhaps the greatest autobiography in Icelandic literature.

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A Very Present Help in Trouble contains the first English translation of the autobiography of a remarkable eighteenth-century Icelandic Lutheran priest, Jón Steingrímsson. He is a well known figure in the history of Iceland, especially for his heroic role in helping his parishoners survive a catastrophic volcanic eruption in 1783. This book begins with an introduction describing the living conditions of the Icelandic people of his time. Jón Steingrímsson's work is the first and perhaps the greatest autobiography in Icelandic literature.
Autorenporträt
The Translator: Michael Fell is a retired Professor of mathematics at the University of Pennsylvania. He has published numerous research articles and books on pure mathematics, as well as two previous books on the development of Christianity in Iceland: Whom Wind and Waves Obey: Selected Sermons of Bishop Jón Vídalín (Peter Lang, 1998) and And Some Fell into Good Soil: A History of Christianity in Iceland (Peter Lang, 1999).