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Basil Hume: The Monk Cardinal

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Description for Basil Hume: The Monk Cardinal Paperback. The official biography of the most inspiring spiritual leader of the twentieth century Num Pages: 352 pages, 16pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGX; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 306.

Following Cardinal Basil Hume's death on 17 June 1999, The Times concluded his obituary with a remarkable accolade: 'Few churchman in this century, inside or outside the Catholic Church, have died more deeply loved.'

Basil Hume served as Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster for twenty-three years and his holiness and wisdom made him an extraordinary leader. In this enthralling biography, Anthony Howard, who has had unique access to Cardinal Hume's private papers and the people who knew him best, traces his life, from his Newcastle upbringing through to his schooling at Ampleforth and his reign at Westminster, including his long ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Headline Book Publishing
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780755312481
SKU
V9780755312481
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99-50

About Anthony Howard
Anthony Howard is a distinguished political observer who has been editor of both the Listener and the New Statesman and has written for the Guardian, the Sunday Times and the Observer. He currently writes a weekly political column for The Times and is well known to viewers of BBC TV's 'Panorama' and 'Newsnight', as well as many other political programmes. ... Read more

Reviews for Basil Hume: The Monk Cardinal
'an excellent biography...it is a mark of Howard's achievement that, as a self-confessed "wistful agnostic", he is able to describe the intricacies of Hume's monastic, spiritual and episcopal life so well'
Sunday Times
'An eminent biographer ... Howard provides delightful details of Hume's human side'
Independent

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