Saint Thomas à Becket, The Holy Blissful Martyr

Unique among the works of Robert Hugh Benson (1871-1914), this short biographical sketch of St. Thomas à Becket, "the holy blissful martyr," began as research for a historical novel. Becket's murder at the instigation of Henry II launched the famed pilgrimage to Canterbury and inspired countless works of literature. When his collaborator bowed out of the project, Benson reworked the material into a compelling non-fictional portrait of one of England's most popular and significant historical figures. This edition features an in-depth foreword by Benson scholar Michael D. Greaney

Author: Robert Hugh Benson
Publisher: Once and Future Books
Published: 01/01/2011
Pages: 132
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.39lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.31d
ISBN13: 9781602100015
ISBN10: 1602100012
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christianity | Literature & the Arts
- Religion | Christianity | History
- Biography & Autobiography | Religious

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