On the Continuity of English Prose from Alfred to More and his School (an extract from the introduction to OS 186) (Early English Text Society Original Series)
by Chambers, R.W. [Editor]
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Early English Text Society, 1963-03-26. Hardcover. Good. 1957 Early English Text Society, Oxford University Press (London), 5 5/8 x 8 3/4 inches tall brown buckram embossed cloth hardbound with gilt design and lettering to front cover and spine, xlv-clxxiv pp. Slight to moderate soiling and rubbing to covers. Very slight bumping to upper tips. Slight foxing to blank front and rear endpapers. are two green marks in the margin. Otherwise, a clean, bright and unmarked copy. ~X~ [1.0P] An extract from the introduction to Nicholas Harpsfield's Life of Sir Thomas More, edited by E.V. Hitchcock and R.W. Chambers. From the edition of Harpsfield's Life of Sir Thomas More issued as Early English Text Society Publication, Original series, no. 186. Reprint of the 1932 ed. Nicholas Harpsfield (1519â1575) was an English historian and a Roman Catholic apologist and priest under Henry VIII, whose policies he opposed. Harpsfield defiantly opposed the new regime of Elizabeth I, opposing the election of Matthew Parker and refusing to subscribe to the Book of Common Prayer. At some point between 1559 and 1562, he was committed to Fleet Prison, together with his brother John Harpsfield, for his refusal to swear the Oath of Supremacy. He remained in prison until his release on health grounds in 1574, sixteen months before his death.
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- On the Continuity of English Prose from Alfred to More and his School (an extract from the introduction to OS 186) (Early English Text Society Original Series)
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- Chambers, R.W. [Editor]
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 019722556X
- ISBN 13
- 9780197225561
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- Early English Text Society
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- 1963-03-26
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