A people of one book
Subtitle: the Bible and the Victorians
By: Timothy Larsen
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 326
ISBN-13: 9780199570096
Subjects: Religion; Bible; Influence
Description: 'A People of One Book' vividly recovers the lost world of the Victorians in which everyone thought, spoke and argued through scripture. Larsen presents individual case studies of well-known figures from different religious and sceptical traditions including Florence Nightingale, T.H. Huxley, C.H. Spurgeon and Catherine Booth.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-313) and index.