{"product_id":"the-book-of-common-prayer-penguin-classics-deluxe-edition-paperback","title":"The Book of Common Prayer: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Wood\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn exquisite Deluxe Edition of the Anglican prayer book and literary masterpiece commemorating the 350th anniversary of the 1662 edition intimately familiar to our most enduring writers\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs essential to the canon as the Bible and the plays of Shakespeare, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Common Prayer\u003c\/i\u003e has been in daily use for centuries. Originally produced for the Church of England in the sixteenth century by Thomas Cranmer, who was burned at the stake upon the accession to the throne of the ardently Catholic Queen Mary, it contains the entire liturgy as first presented in English--as well as some of the oldest phrases to be used by modern English speakers. Here are daily prayers, scripture readings, psalm recitals, and the services marking such religious milestones as baptism, confirmation, and marriage, all from the 1662 edition, whose influence can be seen in the work of some of the greatest writers in English literature, from Donne and Swift to Austen and the Bront s. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis beautiful deluxe edition includes a new introduction by \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e's book critic James Wood, discussing how \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Common Prayer\u003c\/i\u003e has influenced the English language and literature. Its small trim size allows for easy portability as a daily devotional. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Wood\u003c\/b\u003e is a staff writer at \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, a visiting lecturer at Harvard, and the author of the national bestseller \u003ci\u003eHow Fiction Works\u003c\/i\u003e and the novel \u003ci\u003eThe Book Against God\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 624\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.9 x 7.7 x 4.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 30, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753837527328,"sku":"9780143106562","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/48fb7a627873f6cdee4bbfc8a3083dfb.webp?v=1780028163","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-book-of-common-prayer-penguin-classics-deluxe-edition-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}