The Correspondence of Lord Acton and Richard Simpson, Volume II

Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg (Lord) & Simpson, Richard) Altholz, Josef L.; McElrath, Damian & Holland, John C. (editors)

ISBN 10: 0521086884 / ISBN 13: 9780521086882

Published by Cambridge at the University, Cambridge, England, 1973

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1st printing; dj w/spine panel litely sunned, clipped price, in mylar; navy c w/gilt spine titles; 342 clean, unmarked pages/indeces. Liberal Catholic movement of nineteenth-century England, an ultimately unsuccessful effort to reconcile the Roman Catholic Church with the leading secular thought of the day. They collaborated in editing the Rambler (1858-62) and the Home and Foreign Review (1862-4), two of the most distinguished Catholic periodicals of the period. The correspondence is the record of this collaboration and sheds light on the religious, political and intellectual history of mid-nineteenth-century England. Though heaviest for the years of their joint work on the Rambler and the Home and Foreign Review, the correspondence continued up to 1875, a year before Simpson's death.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Correspondence of Lord Acton and Richard Simpson, Volume II
• Publisher: Cambridge at the University, Cambridge, England
• Publication Date: 1973
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521086884
• ISBN 13: 9780521086882
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Lord Acton (1834–1902) and Richard Simpson (1820–76) were the principal figures in the Liberal Catholic movement of nineteenth-century England, an ultimately unsuccessful effort to reconcile the Roman Catholic Church with the leading secular thought of the day. They collaborated in editing the Rambler (1858–62) and the Home and Foreign Review (1862–4), two of the most distinguished Catholic periodicals of the period. The correspondence is the record of this collaboration and sheds light on the religious, political and intellectual history of mid-nineteenth-century England. Though heaviest for the years of their joint work on the Rambler and the Home and Foreign Review, the correspondence continued up to 1875, a year before Simpson's death.

Book Description

Lord Acton (1834–1902) and Richard Simpson (1820–76) were the principal figures in the Liberal Catholic movement of nineteenth-century England, an ultimately unsuccessful effort to reconcile the Roman Catholic Church with the leading secular thought of the day.