The Autobiography and Library of Thomas Hall, B.D. (1610-1665)
Denise Thomas. New series 26, 2015.
Thomas Hall was a learned author, schoolmaster and Presbyterian minister during the English civil wars and interregnum, living at King’s Norton, now a Birmingham suburb but then in Worcestershire. He described his extensive collection of books as his joy and only possessions of worth. In his autobiography, Hall tells his story from his birth into a prosperous merchant family in Worcester to his death at the age of 54 at King’s Norton as an outcast from church and school. To it he attached his last will and his bequests to three libraries in three catalogues of over 1,400 books. This is an authoritative edition of his autobiography and his will, and includes comprehensive catalogues of his book collection.
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The Autobiography and Library of Thomas Hall, B.D. (1610-1665)
Denise Thomas. New series 26, 2015.
Thomas Hall was a learned author, schoolmaster and Presbyterian minister during the English civil wars and interregnum, living at King’s Norton, now a Birmingham suburb but then in Worcestershire. He described his extensive collection of books as his joy and only possessions of worth. In his autobiography, Hall tells his story from his birth into a prosperous merchant family in Worcester to his death at the age of 54 at King’s Norton as an outcast from church and school. To it he attached his last will and his bequests to three libraries in three catalogues of over 1,400 books. This is an authoritative edition of his autobiography and his will, and includes comprehensive catalogues of his book collection.
Join the Society – One of the county’s oldest institutions.
£28.00
