Bishop Selwyn of New Zealand, and of Lichfield: A Sketch of His Life and Work; With Some Further Gleanings From His Letters, Sermons, and Speeches (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Excerpt from Bishop Selwyn of New Zealand, and of Lichfield: A Sketch of His Life and Work; With Some Further Gleanings From His Letters, Sermons, and Speeches

Of such a man it is not easy, even yet, for us in England to form a thoroughly just and accurate estimate. Nor is the warning wholly superfluous which was sounded by a very friendly critic, soon after Bishop Selwyn's death: The biographer of Bishop Selwyn will have to face the temptation of drawing too flattering a portrait.

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Excerpt from Bishop Selwyn of New Zealand, and of Lichfield: A Sketch of His Life and Work; With Some Further Gleanings From His Letters, Sermons, and Speeches

Very shortly after the death of Bishop Selwyn a brief "Sketch" of his life was written, at the request of friends in the diocese, by Mrs. Curteis. She had been among those who enthusiastically welcomed him on his return to England, and had known him well during the whole of his residence at Lichfield. The little book was very favourably received, and went through several editions. It was followed, soon afterwards, by a much more extended work, in two volumes, from the able pen of the Rev. H. W. Tucker. His only disqualification for the task was the fact that he had no personal acquaintance with the Bishop. But, in spite of that difficulty, there is no doubt that these volumes will always keep their place as the main repertory of his acts and correspondence. Since that time, however, a considerable amount of fresh material has been placed at the disposal of the present writer; and many facts are within his own personal knowledge, which throw light on Bishop Selwyn's episcopate in England - a period far too slightly delineated in both the previous biographies. Moreover, the present time seemed opportune for expanding the original sketch and weaving in these new materials.

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.