Susannah Spurgeon ( Thompson; 15 January 1832 – 22 October 1903) was a British author and wife of

Charles Spurgeon Charles Haddon Spurgeon (19 June 1834 – 31 January 1892) was an English Particular Baptist preacher. Spurgeon remains highly influential among Christians of various denominations, among whom he is known as the "Prince of Preachers". He wa ...

. Susannah Thompson married Charles Spurgeon on 8 January 1856. They had twin sons, Charles and

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, born on 20 September 1856. She had gynecological-related health issues, and was operated on by

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in 1869. She spent much of the rest of her life as an invalid. She was known for her staunch support of her husband's ministry, and for the Book Fund which she established in 1875, through which by the time of her death 200,000 theological books had been distributed to needy pastors. She wrote several books of her own, starting with ''Ten Years of My Life in the Service of the Book Fund'' (1886). She also served as coeditor and major contributor her husband's ''Autobiography''. Ray Rhodes Jr. argues that all of her work grew from "Susie's commitment to labor for the glory of God, the good of many, and the promotion of her husband's legacy."

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