The editors of a tiny 165-year-old pamphlet, believed to be the world’s only surviving copy of a Chartist hymn book, have been identified. Dr Mike Sanders, from The University of Manchester, says the ...

The text was translated into English by William Draper, first published in a hymn book in 1919 ... Indian poverty and Western affluence. The lyrics of this hymn were written by Charitie Lees ...

The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society... The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland Vol. 3, No. 1, 1867 The Sixth Hymn of ...

In the same period, another significant movement affected the hymns of the church: the Methodist movement, led by John Wesley. Wesley and especially his brother Charles used simple rhythms and ...

Nine months later, another item said the hymn book was now available. According to Dr Sanders, in the early Victorian period there were no set tunes for particular hymns. Instead, local congregations ...

"Dr Davey taught him everything he knew about music, that he acquired by studying the Methodist hymn book," said Mr Achinivu. During trips to surrounding and remote villages to treat leprosy ...

Crossman did not write his poem as a hymn. It appeared in 1664 in a tiny book, The Young Man’s Meditation, of 16mo ...

enlightening and influential young-adult books, in chronological order beginning in the 1800s Firekeeper's Daughter ...

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By Penelope Green Weeding, or culling old, damaged or outdated books, is standard practice in libraries. But in some cases it is being used to remove books because of the viewpoint they express.

By Leah Greenblatt For her new book, “Salvage,” the Trinidadian-born writer Dionne Brand rereads classic English novels, teasing out evidence of the ravages of colonialism. By Sophie Gee In ...