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The Book of Books by Melvyn Bragg
A fascinating in-depth history of the best-selling book in the world, the King James Bible, and its extraordinary lasting impact on language, literature, politics, and religion The King James Bible has often been called the Book of Books, both in itself and in what it stands for. Since its publication in 1611, it has been the best-selling book in the world, and many believe, it has had the greatest impact. The King James Bible has spread the Protestant faith. It has also been the greatest influence on the enrichment of the English language and its literature. It has been the Bible of wars from the British Civil War in the seventeenth century to the American Civil War two centuries later, and it has been carried into battle in innumerable conflicts since then. Its influence on social movements--particularly involving women in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries--and politics was profound. It was crucial to the growth of democracy. It was integral to the abolition of slavery, and it defined attitudes to modern science, education, and sex. As Lord Melvyn Bragg's The Adventure of English explored the history of our language, so The Book of Books reveals the extraordinary and still-felt impact of a work created 400 years ago.
Bragg, Melvyn: - Melvyn Bragg is a writer and broadcaster. He was editor and presenter of The South Bank Show from 1978-2010 and presents the BBC Radio 4 series In Our Time. His novels include The Hired Man, for which he won the Time/Life Silver Pen Award, Without a City Wall, winner of the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, The Soldier's Return, winner of the W.H. Smith Literary Award, A Son of War and Crossing the Lines, both of which were longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, A Place in England, which was longlisted for the Lost Man Booker Prize, and most recently, Now is the Time (Sceptre, 2015). He lives in London and Cumbria, UK.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781619020108 |
| ISBN 10 | 1619020106 |
| Title | The Book of Books |
| Author | Melvyn Bragg |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Counterpoint LLC |
| Year published | 2012-08-21 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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