Abstract
W. T. Stead: Nonconformist and Newspaper Prophet: by Stewart J Brown, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2019, xv + 226 pp., £30 (hardback), ISBN 9780198832539
Brown’s W. T. Stead: Nonconformist and Newspaper Prophet has that clarity, and its publication in the Oxford University Press ‘Spiritual Lives’ series, edited by Timothy Larsen, is indicative of that fact. Brown’s religious biography is a welcome and vital addition to our study of one of the nineteenth century’s most intriguing and paradoxical figures. The series itself, so far, is eclectic, featuring work on Christina Rossetti, John Stuart Mill, Woodrow Wilson, and Leonard Woolf. Again, being in this company rather suits Stead, who appeared as...
Brown’s W. T. Stead: Nonconformist and Newspaper Prophet has that clarity, and its publication in the Oxford University Press ‘Spiritual Lives’ series, edited by Timothy Larsen, is indicative of that fact. Brown’s religious biography is a welcome and vital addition to our study of one of the nineteenth century’s most intriguing and paradoxical figures. The series itself, so far, is eclectic, featuring work on Christina Rossetti, John Stuart Mill, Woodrow Wilson, and Leonard Woolf. Again, being in this company rather suits Stead, who appeared as...
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 145-148 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Victorian Culture |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 5 Nov 2020 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 6 Jan 2021 |
Keywords
- Literature and Literary Theory
- Cultural Studies
- History
- Visual Arts and Performing Arts