The Book of Common Prayer

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Liturgical cornerstone of English language and faith.

If you find solace in time-honored traditions, "The Book of Common Prayer" is a treasure worth owning. It's not just a religious artifact but a piece of history that has shaped the English tongue and literature. Carrying the weight of centuries of spirituality, it offers a daily rhythm of reflection and poise that could provide a grounding presence in your bustling life.

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The Book of Common Prayer

Regular price RM62.88 MYR
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per
Compare to estimated retail price: RM84.16 MYR  
ISBN: 9780143106562
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date of Publication: 2012-10-30
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Religion
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This exquisite Deluxe Edition of the Anglican prayer book and literary masterpiece commemorates the 350th anniversary of the 1662 edition intimately familiar to our most enduring writers (Austen, Swift, the Brontës). It features a new introduction by The New Yorker’s book critic, James Wood, discussing how it has influenced the English language and literature. As essential to the canon as the Bible and the plays of Shakespeare, The Book of Common Prayer has been in daily use for centuries. Originally produced for the Church of England in the sixteenth century by Thomas Cranmer, who was burned at the stake upon the accession to the throne of the ardently Catholic Queen Mary, it contains the entire liturgy as first presented in English—as well as some of the oldest phrases to be used by modern English speakers. Here are the daily prayers, scripture readings, psalm recitals, and the services marking such religious milestones as baptism, confirmation, and marriage (“to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, to till death do us part”), all from the 1662 edition, whose words live on to this day in figures of speech, ceremonial vows and benedictions, and in the work of some of the greatest writers in English literature.
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Liturgical cornerstone of English language and faith.

If you find solace in time-honored traditions, "The Book of Common Prayer" is a treasure worth owning. It's not just a religious artifact but a piece of history that has shaped the English tongue and literature. Carrying the weight of centuries of spirituality, it offers a daily rhythm of reflection and poise that could provide a grounding presence in your bustling life.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.