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Arthur Penrhyn Stanley (1815-81), later Dean of Westminster, was a canon of Canterbury when he published this work. This book consists of four essays on the history of the cathedral, in 1854. Stanley described the work as ‘an endeavour to connect topics of local interest with the general course of history’, and he takes four events associated with Canterbury – the arrival of Augustine, the murder of Becket, the death of the Black Prince, and the development of the shrine of Becket – and puts them in a historical context, while also describing the locations in which scenes of historical importance were enacted, and including fascinating details from his literary sources, such as Becket’s hair shirt, discovered after his murder to be alive with vermin
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Red cloth cover with gilt lettering to spine and J M Dent Logo embossed in front. No dust jacket. There appears to be some very slight wettage to the book at top left and the spine and some of the colour of the binding has seeped into some of the pages – this is more apparent at the front and back of the book but damage is minimal. Otherwise book is in good condition considering its age. Hardcover. Published by J. M. Dent 1906. Weight 303g
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