num_pages: 204
description: Excerpt from The Life of Sir Thomas MoreSome books are valuable for what they teach us and others we prize for what they are. William Roper's book about Sir Thomas More may justly claim a place amongst the select few which are no less rich in matter than pleasing in form. In a style which may seem involved sometimes, but has nevertheless all the charm that belongs to our language in the vigour of its literary youth, he tells a story of the deepest human interest, and he tells of things which he himself had seen and heard, and remembered.No figure which passes across the stage of English history has a more fascinating interest than that of Thomas More; especially to those of us who profess the ancient faith for which he died, and now revere him as Blessed. And his life is something more than interesting.
language: English
title: William Roper: Lyfe of More
titlecomplete: William Roper: Lyfe of More (Early English Text Society Original Series)
genres: Historical, History, Classics, School, Religion, Catholic, Biography, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 123
publisher: Early English Text Society