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Cover of: The life of Thomas More by Peter Ackroyd
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Cover of: The life of Thomas More by Peter Ackroyd

The life of Thomas More
1st ed. in the U.S.A.
Peter Ackroyd

Published 1998 by Nan A. Talese in New York .
Written in English.

About the Book

A biography of Catholic martyr and saint, Thomas More, discussing his formidable intellect, political skill, and the steadfast faith that resulted in his beheading when he refused to follow King Henry VIII's lead in severing England's ties to the Catholic Church.

Table of Contents

This Dark World --
Pretty Plays of Childhood --
St Anthony's Pigs --
Cough Not, Nor Spit --
Set on His Book --
Duty is the Love of Law --
Most Holy Father --
We Talk of Letters --
If You Want to Laugh --
The Wine of Angels --
Holy, Holy, Holy! --
Craft of the City --
Milk and Honey --
A Jolly Master-Woman --
Kings' Games --
The Best Condition of a Society --
Wholly a Courtier --
He Sat Upon a Throne of Gold --
My Poor Mind --
Eques Auratus --
I Am Like Ripe Shit --
Long Persuading and Privy Labouring --
Thy Foolish Face --
You Are But one Man --
Foolish Frantic Books --
We Poor Worldly Men of Middle Earth --
Infinite Clamour --
All the Beasts of the Woods --
The Wrath of the King Means Death --
The Weeping Time --
Peck of Troubles --
Call Forth Sir Thomas More --
The King is Good Unto Me.

Edition Notes

"First published in the United Kingdom by Chatto & Windus, London"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 407-434) and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class 942.05/2/092, B
Library of Congress DA334.M8 A64 1998

The Physical Object

Pagination x, 447 p. :
Number of pages 447

ID Numbers

Open Library OL24764885M
Internet Archive lifeofthomasmore00ackr
ISBN 10 0385477090
ISBN 13 9780385477093
LC Control Number 98024333
OCLC/WorldCat 39169980

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