This Week's Acquisitions
- Emma Leslie, Quadratus: A Tale of the World in the Church (Nelson & Phillips, 1875). Early Church historical novel set during the 4th century, featuring such luminaries as John Chrysostom, Monica, and a very young (and rather naughty) Augustine. (eBay)
- Jake Arnott, The Fatal Tree (Sceptre, 2017). Bess Lyon, former beloved and accomplice of Jack Sheppard, tells her story while imprisoned in Newgate. (Amazon)
- John Banville, Mrs. Osmond (Knopf, 2017). Banville's sequel to A Portrait of a Lady, following Isabel's return to Italy. (Amazon)
- William J. Bulman, Anglican Enlightenment: Orientalism, Religion and Politics in England and its Empire, 1648-1715 (Cambridge, 2015). Analyzes the Church of England's participation in conflicts of the European Enlightenment and their implications for stabilizing rule in both England and overseas. (Amazon)