A scholarly edition of the letters and diaries of John Henry Newman. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes

John Henry Newman (1801-90) was brought up in the Church of England in the Evangelical tradition. An Oxford graduate and Fellow of Oriel College, he was appoint

'In the spring of 1839 my position in the Anglican Church was at its height', Newman wrote. The editorship of the British Critic consumed a vast amount of time,