The Parting of Friends


Book Description

The history of 19th-century England abounds with great religious figures--Henry Manning, Samuel, Robert, and Henry Wilberforce, and John Henry Newman--and great religious turmoil. Here Newsome recounts the story of the Wilberforces and Manning, from its early hopes to its tragic, interpersonal dissolution. Foreword by Robert Runcie, former Archbishop of Canterbury. Illustrations.