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Bildnachweis: William Hone. Frontispiece from William Hone; his life and times (1912) by Frederick William Hackwood.

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Ancient Mysteries Described (1823) 14 Exemplare
The Year Book (1832) 14 Exemplare
Hone's Table Book (1878) 9 Exemplare
Every-Day Book (1825) 9 Exemplare
Hone's Yearbook 1 Exemplar
Political Tracts 1 Exemplar

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1780-06-30
Todestag
1842-11-06
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If you have studied comparative religion for the last 40 years and want to know about English Mystery plays, this book is on the ‘required reading’ list.

Hone is absolutely amazing when it comes to ferreting out customs and habits of medieval and Tudor drama, including all the Guild dramas and ceremonies that were performed before Henry viii and the Protestant reformation. Many of these dramas were based on stories that first appear in the apocryphal New Testament.

Hone later published “Lost Books of the Bible” which is still in print today.… (mehr)
 
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Farree | 1 weitere Rezension | Feb 12, 2021 |
Reprint of the edition of 1926; Hone's edition orig. publ. 1820.
 
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ME_Dictionary | 11 weitere Rezensionen | Mar 19, 2020 |
Good for reference Much of it is drivel but good for comparison
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busterrll | 11 weitere Rezensionen | Apr 12, 2019 |
Not quite as engaging or exciting as accounts reflect, but still an interesting read.
 
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rlangston | May 3, 2015 |

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