Excerpt from Christopher Wordsworth: Bishop of Lincoln 1807-1885

The names of the Dean of Chichester and of many other friends, to one and all of whom the warmest thanks are tendered, present themselves in due course.

It may seem to some that a comparatively small space has been allotted to some very important subjects, but the work has not been intended to supersede, but to supplement that which the Bishop has himself left behind him in his various publications. To go thoroughly into all the events in which he took a leading part would practically be to write the history of the Church of England for the last fifty years.

It has not been attempted to give the history of the Bishop's life year by year, as it was thought better to group the various subjects together under specific heads. In a life so varied, a mere narration of events would have given a very inadequate picture of the man, and been very perplexing to the reader. A table of the principal dates in the Bishop's life will, however, be found at the commencement of the book.

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