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William Hone (1780–1842)

Auteur de The Lost Books of the Bible

42 oeuvres 1,478 utilisateurs 16 critiques

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Crédit image: William Hone. Frontispiece from William Hone; his life and times (1912) by Frederick William Hackwood.

Œuvres de William Hone

The Lost Books of the Bible (1820) — Directeur de publication — 1,258 exemplaires
The Suppressed Gospels and Epistles of the Original New Testament of Jesus Christ (1998) — Directeur de publication — 104 exemplaires
Ancient Mysteries Described (1823) 14 exemplaires
The Year Book (1832) 14 exemplaires
Hone's Table Book (1878) 9 exemplaires
Every-Day Book (1825) 9 exemplaires
Hone's Yearbook 1 exemplaire
Political Tracts 1 exemplaire

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Date de naissance
1780-06-30
Date de décès
1842-11-06
Sexe
male
Nationalité
England
UK

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If you have studied comparative religion for the last 40 years and want to know about English Mystery plays, this book is on the ‘required reading’ list.

Hone is absolutely amazing when it comes to ferreting out customs and habits of medieval and Tudor drama, including all the Guild dramas and ceremonies that were performed before Henry viii and the Protestant reformation. Many of these dramas were based on stories that first appear in the apocryphal New Testament.

Hone later published “Lost Books of the Bible” which is still in print today.… (plus d'informations)
 
Signalé
Farree | 1 autre critique | Feb 12, 2021 |
Reprint of the edition of 1926; Hone's edition orig. publ. 1820.
 
Signalé
ME_Dictionary | 11 autres critiques | Mar 19, 2020 |
Good for reference Much of it is drivel but good for comparison
½
 
Signalé
busterrll | 11 autres critiques | Apr 12, 2019 |
Not quite as engaging or exciting as accounts reflect, but still an interesting read.
 
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rlangston | May 3, 2015 |

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Statistiques

Œuvres
42
Membres
1,478
Popularité
#17,381
Évaluation
½ 3.3
Critiques
16
ISBN
61
Langues
1

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