NEWTON, JOHN]

An Authentic Narrative of some Remarkable and Interesting Particulars in the Life of ********. Communicated in a Series of Letters, to The Reverend Mr Haweis, Rector of Aldwinkle,Northamptonshire,and by him (at the Request of Friends) now made public

      London. J.Johnson. 1782, 5th edition. - Small 8vo. Engraved frontis, folding map of part of Guinea [ west africa]. 160pp, leaf of other publications. Original calf. Boards loose, internally fine. * The anonymous author of the letters is now identified as the Revd. John Newton. After an interesting and adventurous life, including time as a slaver, Newton became an evangelical preacher and hymn writer. He is the author of Amazing Grace amongst others. The book is in the form of letters to a fellow cleric, describing his earlier life and spiritual journey. He enlisted in the English Navy and travelled to Venice, Madeira, Africa [where he encountered slave ships] and Ireland in 1750-54, suffering numerous hardships and regularly praying for deliverance. Rare. NOW WITH FREE UK SHIPPING on everything under a kilo. [Attributes: Hard Cover]