This Last Three Weeks' Acquisitions
- Samuel Warren, Now and Then--Through a Glass Darkly (Blackwood, 1854). Reprint of Warren's 1847 novel contrasting a nobleman (bad) and a Christian working man (good), along with their respective fates. (eBay)
- Niel Gunson, Messengers of Grace: Evangelical Missionaries in the South Seas, 1797-1860 (Oxford, 1978). The who, what, and how of early and mid-nineteenth century missionary work. (Amazon [secondhand])
- Robert Orsi, History and Presence (Harvard, 2016). Experiments with different approaches to understanding divine "presence" in the world and its implications. (Amazon)
- Maura O'Connor, The Romance of Italy and the English Political Imagination (St. Martin's, 1998). English interest in Italy, especially during the period of the Risorgimento, and its implications for domestic politics. (Amazon [secondhand])
- Stephen Duckworth, Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Religious Figures: Stories on the Mantelpiece (ACC Art Books, 2017). A catalog and analysis of cheap religious figurines, their place in the household, their cultural significance, etc. (Amazon [secondhand])