Review:
William Tyndale is the only writer in the English language more influential than William Shakespeare. Melvyn Bragg, with his unique view of the broad sweep of social and cultural history, understands this in all its many dimensions. He succinctly lays out the details of Tyndale's life, achievements and legacy, and vividly shows us the man's genius, his passion and his "heroic innocence" in the face of Henry VIII's tyranny. Thus he humanizes the story of the English and their Bible. In short, it is one of the greatest stories of individual sacrifice for the greater good in the history of the world. Source: Dr Ian Mortimer FSA, FRHistS, historian and writer
It's is a terrific read, and really hits the spot - everything the non-specialist needs to know in a readily accessible format. Source: John Guy
Eloquent.brilliant and very moving. Source: Paul Cartledge, Emeritus Professor of Greek culture, University of Cambridge
An enjoyably pacey read. Source: Times Literary Supplement
Bragg has established himself over the past decades as a fearlessly dedicated, popular educator. Source: The Sunday Times
Our most trusted intellectual interpreter. Source: Evening Standard
From the Author:
Melvyn Bragg is a writer and broadcaster. His novels includeThe 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, and most recently Grace and Mary and Now is the Time. He has also written several works of non-fiction, including The Book of Books, In Our Time, The Adventure of English and 12 Books that Changed the World. He lives in London and Cumbria.
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