The Autobiography of Charles H. Spurgeon Compiled from His Diary, Letters: And Records by His Wife and His Private Secretary [rev. W.J. Harrald]; Volume 3

The Autobiography of Charles H. Spurgeon was curated and compiled following the death of the famed nineteenth-century Baptist preacher in 1892. His widow, Susannah Spurgeon, alongside his private secretary W.J. Harrald, undertook the massive task of assembling his personal diaries, correspondence, and various records into a comprehensive four-volume set. This third volume covers the middle-to-later years of Spurgeon’s ministry, offering an intimate look at his theological reflections and the administrative challenges of managing the Metropolitan Tabernacle and the Pastor's College in London.

The design and editorial approach of the series were intended to serve as a definitive, authorized record of Spurgeon’s life, reflecting the Victorian tradition of multi-volume memorial biographies. The editorial team focused on preserving Spurgeon's own voice through primary source excerpts, aiming to provide his congregation and the wider Christian public with a narrative that felt authentic and devotional. The work remains a significant primary source for historians studying nineteenth-century British nonconformity and the evolution of evangelical homiletics.