- Paperback: 336 pages
- Publisher: Ambassador Publications; New edition edition (Oct 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1898787506
- ISBN-13: 978-1898787501
- Product Dimensions: 20.5 x 14.3 x 2.7 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 519,713 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Christ our Savior, in the Gospel of St. Matthew, hearing the confession of Simon Peter, who, first of all other, openly acknowledged Him to be the Son of God, and perceiving the secret hand of His Father therein, called him (alluding to his name) a rock, upon which rock He would build His Church so strong that the gates of hell should not prevail against it. Read the first page
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Christ our Savior, in the Gospel of St. Matthew, hearing the confession of Simon Peter, who, first of all other, openly acknowledged Him to be the Son of God, and perceiving the secret hand of His Father therein, called him (alluding to his name) a rock, upon which rock He would build His Church so strong that the gates of hell should not prevail against it. Read the first page
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WARNING about misleading reviews,
By Tim (Oxford, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Foxe's Book of Martyrs (Ambassador Classics) (Paperback)
This is not a review of the content of Foxe's Book of Martyrs (which is excellent). It is rather a warning to potential purchasers: please note that Amazon has copied reviews that rightly relate only to a specific edition across several different editions.
Furthermore, the "Search Inside" feature shows inaccurate views of some editions (for example, at the time of writing, a view of Kessinger's edition is incorrectly shown for both Ambassador Publications' and Hendrickson Christian Classics' editions).
29 of 36 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Foxe's Book of Martyrs (Mass Market Paperback)
My rating relates solely to the edition, and not to the content. Foxe's work is such a classic that no review would do it justice. Unfortunately, this edition doesn't do it justice either. There is absolutely no editorial material, so it's impossible to know whether the editor has made changes. The language has obviously been modernised, but there are no indications of how the text has been changed. The print and paper are not good quality either - it looks rather more like a cheap thriller you'd pick up at a train station than a serious work.
4.0 out of 5 stars
The 16th century at its most vivid and horrible.,
By a flynn "a flynn" (london) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Foxe's Book of Martyrs: Complete and Unabridged (Paperback)
I read this book in abridged form, and in parts, a long time ago.
This paperback version is the unabridged version of the original abridged mini-version, that needs stating. The buyer must be aware of several points (do excuse all this if you are a historian): 1) The story narrated is savage, horrifying, and to the modern mind almost sick 2) It is from the point of view of a 16th century Protestant with a deep detestation of Rome-- expect propaganda and passion, not objectivity 3) Nevetheless the content, as to names, places and dates, has been shown to be researched and essentially accurate. How exactly Foxe came by all this information would make a book in itself 4) If you have any feeling for either history or religion you will be disturbed 5) If the text isn't too edited and updated it will be in the English of Cranmer and Shakespeare-- though some would be fascinated by that; 6) From the ages of Elizabeth I that of Tom Paine in the 1790s it was read by more Englishmen that anything but the Bible and the Book of Common Prayer. None but the narrowest Protestant could call Foxe enjoyable, but he is significant. But again--not for the squeamish--whether you "squeam" about religious bias, religious persecution, or sheer cruelty.
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