Life of the Right Reverend Samuel Wilberforce, D.D. : Lord Bishop of Oxford and afterwards of Winchester, with selections from his diaries and correspondence de A. R. Ashwell; Reginald Garton Wilberforce - 1883

London: John Murray, 1883. Second Edition. Leather bound. Very good +. A very good, complete set in three volumes from the personal library of noted California poet Susan Suntree. Black pebbled leather with five raised bands and a red silk ribbon.Binding is sturdy and square. Gilt title stamping. All edges gilt. Some rubbing to bands, crown, and corners (see photos). Short notations on FFE. Moderate to heavy foxing to all endpapers. Text is clean and bright. Samuel Wilberforce (September 7, 1805 – July 19, 1873) was an English bishop, third son of William Wilberforce the anti-slave campaigner and philanthropist, who has been described as the ideal bishop of the Victorian era. He has also been described as one of the most gifted public speakers of his time. A staunch defender of orthodoxy against the new criticism, called 'higher criticism' that identified human authors and agendas within the Biblical text, he also opposed the ideas of Charles Darwin. His debate with Thomas Huxley is considered to be a definitive moment in the history of science. While his high-church style mainly attracted the upper classes, he was also a champion of social justice and a defender of the rights of the poor. (New World Encylopedia)