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The Works of John Dryden, Volume XIX

Prose: The Life of St. Francis Xavier
by John Dryden (Author), Alan Roper (Editor), Vinton A. Dearing (Editor)
Hardcover eBook
Price: $55.00 / £46.00
Publication Date: Mar 2024
Edition: 1st Edition
Title Details:
Rights: World
Pages: 552
ISBN: 9780520905320
Trim Size: 6 x 9
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About the Book

This volume contains Dryden's 1688 translation of Dominiques Bouhours "The Life of St. Francis Xavier," a sixteenth century Jesuit and missionary to the Far East.


This volume contains Dryden's 1688 translation of Dominiques Bouhours "The Life of St. Francis Xavier," a sixteenth century Jesuit and missionary to the Far East.

About the Author

John Dryden was an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who was made England's first Poet Laureate in 1668.  Vinton A. Dearing was Professor of English and Computer Applications in Literature at the University of California, Los Angeles.  Alan Roper is Professor Emeritus of English at the University of California, Los Angeles.