| Author | Hannah Hurnard |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Inspirational, Allegorical, Novel |
| Publisher | Christian Literature Crusade |
| Publication date | 1955 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 158 pp. |
| ISBN | NA |
Hinds' Feet on High Places is an allegorical novel by English author Hannah Hurnard. Hinds' Feet was written in 1955 and has become a very successful work of Christian fiction, seeing new editions published as recently as July, 2005.
Plot introduction
It is the story of a young woman named Much-Afraid, and her journey away from her Fearing family and into the High Places of the Shepherd, guided by her two companions Sorrow and Suffering. It is an allegory of a Christian devotional life. The book takes its title from Habakkuk 3:19, "The Lord God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds' feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places."
Allusions/references to other works
The book bears some stylistic similarities to John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress.
References
Bosman, Ellen. “Hind's Feet on High Places” in Masterplots II: Christian Literature. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 2007: 779-782.
