Forgotten Reformer: Myles Coverdale and the First Forty Years of the English Reformation

Myles Coverdale (1488–1569) is the little-known first translator of the complete Bible into English after the invention of the printing press. As a forerunner to the Puritans’ non-conformity, Coverdale was forced to flee England. He lived in exile three separate times for his translation work and Reformed convictions. Professor G. F. Main now presents the rarely told tale of this forgotten Reformer in a riveting new biography.

Contents

Preface

1          The Forgotten Reformer?

2          England before the Reformation

3          The Dawn of the Reformation

4          First Exile

5          Working for Thomas Cromwell

6          Second Exile

7          Strengthening the Reformation

8          Bishop of Exeter

9          A Narrow Escape from Burning

10        Third Exile

11        Last Years

12        An Evaluation

                       

Appendix 1: Comparison of Bible Versions

Appendix 2: Joan Waste and Anne Askew

Appendix 3: Coverdale’s Most Important Literary Works

Appendix 4: Coverdale’s Letter Anticipating Martyrdom

Index

216 pages.