Dust jacket faded on spine. This biography of John Henry Newman takes advantage of the publication during the last two or three decades of most of Newman's letters and papers as well as using still unpublished material. The author covers his personal life and aims to place in their proper perspective the characteristics of sadness and sensitivity for which he is often known. He argues that there was also a very masculine side of his temperament which showed resilience and toughness in the face of adversity. The book attempts to reveal the achievement of Newman as a Victorian "prophet" or "sage"; as a religious figure dominating the 19th century, sometimes seen as the forerunner of the Second Vatican Council and the modern ecumenical movement, and as a universal Christian thinker with a range of intellectual interests, in particular educational ideas.