PublishedPrinceton University Press, April 2019 |
ISBN9780691191782 |
FormatSoftcover, 256 pages |
Dimensions21.6cm × 14cm |
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 wo