{"product_id":"the-last-letters-of-thomas-more","title":"The Last Letters of Thomas More","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten from the Tower of London  these letters of Thomas More still speak powerfully today. In the spring of 1534  Thomas More was taken to the Tower of London  and after fourteen months in prison  the brilliant author of UTOPIA  friend of Erasmus and the humanities  and former Lord Chancellor of England was beheaded on Tower Hill. Yet More wrote some of his best works as a prisoner  including a set of historically and religiously important letters. The Last Letters of Thomas More is a superb new edition of Mores prison correspondence  introduced and fully annotated for contemporary readers by Alvaro de Silva. Based on the critical edition of Mores correspondence  this volume begins with letters penned by More to Cromwell and Henry VIII in February 1534 and ends with Mores last words to his daughter  Margaret Roper  on the eve of his execution. More writes on a host of topics--prayer and penance  the right use of riches and power  the joys of heaven  psychological depression and suicidal temptations  the moral compromises of those who imprisoned him  and much more. Valuable to a range of readers  this volume records the clarity of Mores conscience and his readiness to die for the integrity of his religious faith. It also throws light on the literary works that More wrote during the same period and on the religious and political conditions of Tudor England. Gripping reading awaits those who delve into these pages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44966722863157,"sku":"ByrdShop_0802838863","price":26.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780802838865.jpg?v=1770576738","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-last-letters-of-thomas-more","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}