Par BRALEY BERNARD. Bernard Braley This volume covers the lives of George Herbert, the seventeenth century religious poet and parson; Edward Plumptre, the nineteenth century educationalist and theologian who became Dean of Wells Cathedral; Robert Bridges, medical man, precentor in a village church, Poet Laureate and eccentric; and Fred Pratt Green, who took up hymnwriting seriously at an age when many retire, and whose twentieth century hymns are now sung across the world. Hymnwriters 3 ''has. . . . a classical and appropriate cover, featuring an organ and bench with portraits of hymnologists. Also the near-magazine format, featuring side-bars, boxed sections, photos and drawings and anumber of different typefaces, make it a really top-class production. This also has impressive indices: Index of Persons, Index of Place Names, General Index and, lastly, Index of Tunes. Anybody interested in the hymnology/poetry of all the people covered in this finely produced book should add it to their library. '' (Librarians' Christian Fellowship Newsletter) ISBN 0 85249 790 3/ Livre / Livre

John and Charles Wesley On Music and Musicians. Par YOUNG CARLTON R.. Carlton R Young with Preface by Richard Watson The achievement of John and Charles Wesley in establishing the foundations of Methodist music has been largely unexplored - until now. Carlton R Young, one of the leading scholars in the field, explains the theological background to the vast hymnic repertoire the brothers created, and the history behind such classic 18th century tune books as the Foundery Collection of 1742 and Sacred Harmony of 1780. ISBN 0 85249 826 8 For supply to the USA or Canada, please contact Hope Publishing ./ Livre / Livre