This volume contains a collection of poetry written by John Henry Newman. This fantastic collection is highly recommended for all lovers of poetry, and is not to be missed by fans and collectors of Newman s seminal work. The poems of this compendium include: St. Bartholomew s Eve, Reverie on a Journey, Time Entranced, Snapdragon, A Picture, My Lady Nature and Her Daughters, Opusculum, A Voice from Afar, The Hidden Ones, A Thanksgiving, Monks, Epiphany-Eve, and more. John Henry Newman (1801 - 1890) was an influential figure in the religious history of nineteenth-century England. Many vintage texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author."
John Henry Newman was a Roman Catholic priest and cardinal who converted to Roman Catholicism from Anglicanism in October 1845. In early life, he was a major figure in the Oxford Movement to bring the Church of England back to its Catholic roots.
Eventually his studies in history persuaded him to become a Roman Catholic. Both before and after becoming a Roman Catholic, he wrote a number of influential books.
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