The Beggar's Bible

by Louise A. Vernon

Book Overview

John Wycliffe is a famous Oxford professor, but he has radical ideas and a temper that are get- ting him into trouble. Young Arnold Hutton has troubles of his own. His family is poor and he will have to either go to the fields or work for the abbot who feeds his dogs better than his servants. Arnold wants to be a scholar and decides to run away.

In Oxford, Arnold hears Wycliffe teach and is inspired by Wycliffe's ideas that everyone should...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0836117328
• ISBN13: 9780836117325
• Release Date: January 1974
• Publisher: Herald Press (VA)
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 9 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 9

Customer Reviews

Excellent historical fiction!

We own several of Louise A. Vernon's books and use them for teaching history in our homeschool. They make very good read-alouds. This one focuses on the life of John Wycliffe.