The English Bible: History of the Translation of the Holy Scriptures Into the English Tongue. With Specimens of the Old English Versions. This item is unavailable.The English Bible: History of the Translation of the Holy Scriptures Into the English Tongue. With Specimens of the Old English Versions

The English Bible: History Of The Translation Of The Holy Scriptures Into The English Tongue. With Specimens Of The Old English Versions by Hannah O'brien Conant surveys the long arc of English Bible translation from medieval reformers to early modern print culture. It traces how vernacular Scripture emerged from tensions between free access and institutional control, focusing on pivotal figures and events: John Wycliffe and the Lollard impulse; Tyndale’s New Testament translations and his perilous pursuit; Wolsey’s attempts to suppress English Bibles; More’s public contest with reformers; and the martyr John Frith, whose life and letters underscored the demand for Bible access. The narrative then moves to Tudor and Protestant England, detailing the Genevan Bible, the Bishops’ Bible, the Hampton Court debates, and the eventual King James Version (1611), alongside Catholic counter-versions like the Douay-Rheims. The work highlights themes of translation as a political act, the shift from papal to royal authority, and the Bible’s role in literacy, national identity, and religious liberty, setting the stage for later English reform and literary culture.