Prison books and their authors / by John Alfred Langford
1861, First Edition. London : William Tegg. Finely bound in modern aniline calf over marble boards. Raised bands with the title blocked direct in gilt. Spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt. An exceptional copy - scans and additional bibliographic detail on request.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 357 pages; Physical desc.: ix, 357 p. : front., ports ; 19 cm. Contents: Introduction. - Boethius, and his De consolatione philosophiae. - The Earl of Surrey. - Cervantes. - Sir Walter Raleigh, and his History of the world. - Robert Southwell, the martyr. - George Wither, the Puritan. - Lovelace, the Cavalier. - Bunyan, and his, Pilgrim's progress. - Dr. Dodd, and the Prison thoughts. - James Montgomery. - Leigh Hunt. - Thomas Cooper, and the Purgatory of suicides. Item #168278
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