Newton, John 1725-1807

Overview

Works:	1,115 works in 3,398 publications in 1 language and 40,226 library holdings
Genres:	Personal narratives History Records and correspondence Fiction Portraits Hymns Biography Sermons
Roles:	Author, Editor, Lyricist, Composer, Bibliographic antecedent, Speaker, Contributor, Translator, Correspondent
Classifications:	Z1215, 380.144

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about John Newton

Amazing grace : the story of America's most beloved song by Steve Turner( Book )
The longing season by Christine Schaub( Book )
Amazing grace : the story of the hymn by Linda Granfield( Book )
The trader, the owner, the slave : parallel lives in the age of slavery by James Walvin( Book )
Amazing grace with Bill Moyers by Michael Apted( Visual )

Amazing grace : the story behind the song by James Haskins( Book )
Amazing grace : John Newton's story by John Pollock( Book )
Captured by grace : no one is beyond the reach of a loving God by David Jeremiah( Book )
Amazing grace in John Newton : slave-ship captain, hymnwriter, and abolitionist by William E Phipps( Book )
John Newton and the English evangelical tradition : between the conversions of Wesley and Wilberforce by D. Bruce Hindmarsh( Book )
The infidel : a novel based on the life of John Newton, writer of the hymm Amazing grace by Joe Musser( Book )
John Newton : from disgrace to amazing grace by Jonathan Aitken( Book )
Newton and Polly : a novel of Amazing Grace by Jody Hedlund( Book )
The runaway's revenge by Dave Jackson( Book )
Out of slavery : the journey to Amazing grace by Linda Granfield( Book )
Servant of slaves; a biographical novel of John Newton by Grace Irwin( Book )
An authentic narrative of some remarkable and interesting particulars in the life of Mr. Newton : 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. : [Five lines from Psalms] by John Newton( Book )
Letters, originally published under the signatures of Omicron and Vigil by John Newton( Book )
Memoirs of the Rev. John Newton, late rector of the united parishes of St. Mary Woolnoth and St. Mary Woolchurch ... : with general remarks on his life, connexions and character by Richard Cecil( Book )
Unanswerable arguments against the abolition of the slave trade : with a defence of the proprietors of the British sugar colonies, against certain malignant charges contained in letters published by a sailor, and by Luffman, Newton, &c. : remarks on the dispositions and characters of the African slaves ... by James Makittrick Adair( Book )

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Most widely held works by John Newton

Olney hymns : in three books. Book I. On select texts of Scripture. Book II. On occasional subjects. Book III. On the progress and changes of the spiritual life by John Newton( Book )

208 editions published between 1779 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,213 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A monument to the praise of the Lord's goodness and to the memory of Eliza Cunningham by John Newton( Book )

33 editions published between 1785 and 1820 in English and held by 467 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The journal of a slave trader (John Newton) 1750-1754 by John Newton( Book )

19 editions published in 1962 in English and held by 465 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"From 1750 to 1754 John Newton was Master of slave ships (a quite respectable occupation), and the journal which he then kept has ever since been locked away, unseen by any historian and only quoted briefly by one of his biographers. It is unique as a record of the slave trade. It covers three voyages from England to Africa, giving details about months of trading on the west coast, the notorious 'middle passage' to the West Indies and the return voyages to England, and is an important addition to our information about slave trading, about the history of West Africa and, to a lesser extent, about life at sea in the mid-eighteenth century. The editors have omitted passages which are repetitive and have included a few extracts from Newton's diary and letters written from sea at the same time as the journal, so that Newton's character while he was engaged in this shocking trade is revealed to an astonishing degree. Later, when Newton was a clergyman and the intimate friend of the poet Cowper, he wrote hymns which are still popular and books which were reprinted again and again all through the nineteenth century. His flair for literature adds to the fascination of the journal. On the title page of the journal Newton wrote a Latin tag, 'It will be pleasant to remember these things hereafter, ' but in middle age he described the slave trade as 'a business at which my heart now shudders.' He became an abolitionist and was largely responsible for bringing Wilberforce into the anti-slavery campaign. With the journal before him to refresh his memory, he also wrote Thoughts on the African Slave Trade, a pamphlet which supplements the journal and is included as an appendix."--Jacket

An account of Eliza Cunningham by John Newton( Book )

11 editions published between 1817 and 1824 in English and held by 227 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The posthumous works of the late Rev. John Newton by John Newton( Book )

9 editions published between 1809 and 1813 in English and held by 220 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An authentic narrative of some remarkable and interesting particulars in the life of ******** : Communicated in a series of letters, to the Reverend Mr Haweis, ... and by him... now made public by John Newton( Book )

81 editions published between 1764 and 2005 in English and held by 177 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Autobiography of Newton's early life written as a series of letters between Newton and Thomas Haweis

Letters to a wife by John Newton( Book )

22 editions published between 1747 and 1814 in English and held by 160 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Thoughts upon the African slave trade by John Newton( Book )

27 editions published between 1788 and 2012 in English and held by 138 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Originally a slave trader, John Newton experienced a religious conversion and became an Anglican clergyman and fervent abolitionist. His 1788 essay is notable for its frank descriptions of conditions on board slave ships during the Middle Passage.

Cardiphonia: or, The utterance of the heart : in the course of a real correspondence. by John Newton( Book )

15 editions published between 1792 and 1795 in English and held by 114 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Letters, originally published under the signatures of Omicron and Vigil by John Newton( )

15 editions published between 1781 and 2005 in English and held by 92 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An authentic narrative of some remarkable and interesting particulars in the life of Mr. Newton : 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. : [Five lines from Psalms] by John Newton( )

14 editions published between 1793 and 1796 in English and held by 87 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A monument to the praise of the Lord's goodness, and to the memory of dear Eliza Cunningham : (published for the benefit of a charitable institution.) : [Two lines of quotations] by John Newton( Book )

24 editions published between 1785 and 1796 in English and held by 86 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Olney hymns : in three books. Book I. On select texts of scripture. Book II. On occasional subjects. Book III. On the progress and changes of the spiritual life by John Newton( Book )

17 editions published between 1779 and 2010 in English and held by 63 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Twenty six letters on religious subjects : to which are added, hymns, &c. by John Newton( Book )

29 editions published between 1774 and 1780 in English and held by 61 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A plan of academical preparation for the ministry, in a letter to a friend by John Newton( )

23 editions published between 1782 and 2005 in English and held by 56 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A view of ecclesiastical history by John Newton( Book )

11 editions published between 1769 and 1798 in English and held by 55 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A token of affection and respect : to the parishioners of St. Mary Woolnoth, and St. Mary Woolchurch, London, from their minister by John Newton( )

22 editions published between 1781 and 2005 in English and held by 55 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Twenty-six letters on religious subjects by John Newton( Book )

30 editions published between 1785 and 1798 in English and held by 50 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Letters and sermons, with A review of ecclesiastical history, and hymns. By John Newton, ... In six volumes by John Newton( Book )

18 editions published between 1787 and 2005 in English and held by 45 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Thoughts upon the African slave trade : By John Newton by John Newton( Book )

19 editions published between 1788 and 2010 in English and held by 24 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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