Apologia Pro Vita Sua by NEWMAN, Cardinal John Henry

Apologia Pro Vita Sua

Being A Reply To A Pamphlet Entitled "What, Then, Does Dr. Newman Mean?"

NEWMAN, Cardinal John Henry

NEWMAN, Cardinal John Henry Apologia Pro Vita Sua Being A Reply To A Pamphlet Entitled "What, Then, Does Dr. Newman Mean?"

Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, And Green, 1864.

First edition in the original parts. Eight volumes. 8vo. In the original printed paper wrappers. A very good set, some toning and wear to the upper cover of the first volume and lower cover of the last. The spines of two volumes restored, others with wear to the spine ends. Pencil ownership inscription to five of the volumes.

Newman's famous retort to criticism levelled at his conversion to Catholicism by the novelist Charles Kingsley.
His Apologia, "would finally convince the protestant public that he had not been an agent for popery as a Tractarian and that his submission to Rome was entirely sincere. The resulting classic autobiographymore theological than spiritualappeared in weekly pamphlets to take advantage of the publicity aroused by the controversy." (ODNB)

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