The "book of Common Prayer": A Biography

by Alan Jacobs

Book Overview

How The Book of Common Prayer became one of the most influential works in the English language

While many of us are familiar with such famous words as "Dearly beloved, we are gathered together here. . ." or "Ashes to ashes, dust to dust," we may not know that they originated in The Book of Common Prayer, which first appeared in 1549. Like the words of the King James Bible and Shakespeare, the language of this prayer...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691191786
• ISBN13: 9780691191782
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.4"