Nonfiction · 1912
The Greatest English Classic
A Study of the King James Version of the Bible and Its Influence on Life and Literature
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Contents
- Preface
- Lecture I — Preparing the Way—The English Bible Before King James
- Lecture II — The Making of the King James Version; Its Characteristics
- Lecture III — The King James Version as English Literature
- Lecture IV — The Influence of the King James Version on English Literature
- Lecture V — The King James Version—Its Influence on English and American History
- Lecture VI — The Bible in the Life of to-Day
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