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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Incomplete manuscript, "The Book of the Church", by Robert Southey |
| Date | c.1824 |
| Document Type | Draft |
| Author | Southey, Robert |
| Theme | Politics, Society and Religion |
| Description | This manuscript represents only a small part of Southey's two volume published work: it contains the preface and chapters I-IV, not all of which are complete. The manuscript is arranged as follows: (i)"The Book of the Church" [preface]; (ii) "Chapter 1. Religion of the Ancient Britons"; (iii) "Chapter 2. Religion and philosophy of the Romans. First introduction of Christianity. Persecution. First establishment of Christianity. Religion of the Anglo Saxons"; (iv) "Chapter 3. Conversion of the Anglo Saxons" [incomplete]; (v) "Chapter 4. Causes which permitted the success of Christianity among the Anglo Saxons". |
| Keywords | religion authors non-fiction history royalty politics |
| People | Southey, Robert |
| NLS Collection | Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related papers |
| NLS Reference | MS.42557 |
| Copyright and Source Archive | The National Library of Scotland |