John Newton by Richard Cecil

John Newton by Richard Cecil

Richard Cecil's classic biography of Newton is considered to be his 'authorised' biography as he both knew Newton well and allowed him to see most of the manuscript before publication. Marylynn Rouse has used the intervening years, and the wealth of information since made public, well by adding many other details and contemporary happenings to Newton's life story.

Some aspects of Newton's life are well-known: his involvement in the slave trade; his friendship with the poet William Cowper and the politician William Wilberforce; his gift as a hymn writer; his ministry, first in Olney, then in London.

But Marylynn Rouse has gone further and provides fascinating pieces of information regarding those who influenced Newton as well as those who were influenced by him. Here we see not only Newton the public figure, but we also see Newton in private, as a loving husband and father, as a concerned pastor and letter-writer.

Richard Cecil teaches in the Department of English and the Honors Division of Indiana University. He is the author of two previous books of poetry, Einstein's Brain and Alcatraz, which won the 1991 Verna Emery Poetry Competition.

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ISBN 13	9781857922844
ISBN 10	1857922840
Title	John Newton
Author	Richard Cecil
Series	Biography
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Christian Focus Publications Ltd
Year published	2001-01-01
Number of pages	420
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