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Shop nowThe Life of Thomas More
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Learn moreThis book, as much a work of history as a biography, is a masterful reconstruction of the life and imagination of one of the most remarkable figures in history.
Thomas More (1478–1535) was a renowned statesman; the author of a political treatise, Utopia, that gave a political worldview; and, most famously, a Catholic martyr and saint. Born into the professional classes, Thomas More applied his formidable intellect and well-placed connections to become the most powerful man in England, second only to the king.
In reconstructing the life of Thomas More, Peter Ackroyd provides an unmatched portrait of the everyday, religious, and intellectual life of the early sixteenth century. More emerges in the fullness of his complex humanity, with unexpected characteristics—such as his preference for bawdy humor—and indisputable moral courage.
Peter Ackroyd is an award-winning author, as well as a broadcaster, poet, and historian. He holds a CBE for services to literature.
David Case (a.k.a. Frederick Davidson) (1932–2005) was born in London and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He performed in BBC radio plays before coming to America in 1976. The narrator of more than eight hundred audiobooks, he garnered numerous Earphones Awards and a Grammy nomination for his readings. He was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine in 1997.
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“Vibrant…inspired…Ackroyd successfully delineates the vast complexity of More’s faith…[He] persuasively argues that [More was] less a man for all seasons, perhaps, than a tonic for ours.”
“[A] masterly new biography. It must be a candidate for book of the year.”
“Full of brilliant insight…one stands in awe of Ackroyd’s learning, confident that this is the life of Thomas More for our times.”
“Brilliantly conceived…Ackroyd’s vividly human More is...imperfect yet inspiring.”
“A sensitive, well-informed work that will be of value to anyone seeking a deeper knowledge of More’s personal history.”
“As a biographer of More, Ackroyd is also an effective novelist. He evokes late-medieval London in sight and in smell.”
“Davidson’s donnish reading accentuates Ackroyd’s erudition and dry wit, but also serves to convey the underlying tension between intellectual ferment and abiding tradition that is the true drama in this story.”
“A limpidly written and superbly wrought portrait of a complex hero who was truly, as his friend Erasmus stated, ‘omnium horarum homo,’ a ‘man for all seasons.’”
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