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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
The plays of Shakespeare, the Authorized version of the Bible and
the Book of Common Prayer, all produced in the late 16th/early 17th
centuries, are the three dounding texts of the English nation and
its language. Not only do they share a beauty and a power of style
which have never been equalled: their influence on Anglophone
culture remains profound. Originally produced by Archbishop Cranmer
and his allies to bolster the Tudor secession from Catholicism, the
Pray Book rapidly took on a life of its own. Until the present
century, most Anglicans knew long stretches of the text by heart.
It invaded the style of 17th-century p oets and even 19th century
novelists like George Elliot. It still colours our language and our
way of feeling today, though we hardly know it. In recent years the
Prayer Book has been under attack by modernizers and radicals
within the church itself. On the 450th anniversary of its first
appearance, the time has come to proclaim the value of this work
once more and to recognize it for what it is: a liturgical and
literary masterpiece.
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