Newton, John 1725-1807

Overview

Works:	1,103 works in 3,712 publications in 1 language and 41,847 library holdings
Genres:	Records and correspondence Personal narratives History Sermons Hymns Portraits Biography Poetry Hymnals Diaries
Subject Headings:	Clergy
Roles:	Author, Editor, Lyricist, Composer, Bibliographic antecedent, Contributor, Speaker, Librettist, Translator, Correspondent

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 )
Newton and Polly : a novel of Amazing Grace by Jody Hedlund( Book )

Amazing grace by Michael Apted( Visual )
Amazing grace : the story behind the song by James Haskins( Book )
An authentic narrative of some remarkable and interesting particulars in the life of Mr. Newton : Communicated in a series of letters, to the Rev. Mr. Haweis, Rector of Aldwinckle, Northamptonshire ; and by him, at the request of friends, now made public. : [Five lines of Scripture texts] by John Newton( )
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 : from disgrace to amazing grace by Jonathan Aitken( Book )
John Newton and the English evangelical tradition : between the conversions of Wesley and Wilberforce by D. Bruce Hindmarsh( Book )
Letters, originally published under the signatures of Omicron and Vigil by John Newton( )
The infidel : a novel based on the life of John Newton, writer of the hymm Amazing grace by Joe Musser( Book )
How sweet the sound : the story of Amazing grace by Carole Boston Weatherford( 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( )
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( )
The runaway's revenge by Dave Jackson( Book )
Out of slavery : the journey to Amazing grace by Linda Granfield( 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 )

252 editions published between 1779 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,007 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

141 editions published between 1780 and 1977 in English and held by 1,654 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 Rev. Mr. Haweis. ... and by him ... now made public by John Newton( )

97 editions published between 1764 and 2005 in English and held by 1,341 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

Thoughts upon the African slave trade by John Newton( )

55 editions published between 1788 and 2018 in English and held by 1,222 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

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

51 editions published between 1785 and 2018 in English and held by 621 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

31 editions published between 1785 and 1798 in English and held by 483 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( )

32 editions published between 1785 and 1797 in English and held by 467 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

20 editions published in 1962 in English and held by 460 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

Poems by William Cowper( Book )

29 editions published between 1801 and 1975 in English and held by 388 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( )

26 editions published between 1781 and 2018 in English and held by 374 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Letters and sermons, with a review of ecclesiastical history, and hymns by John Newton( )

29 editions published between 1792 and 1803 in English and held by 356 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

24 editions published between 1782 and 2005 in English and held by 355 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

28 editions published between 1774 and 1780 in English and held by 340 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Christian character exemplified : from the papers of Mrs. Margaret Magdalen A--S, late wife of Mr. Frederick Charles A--S, of Goodman's Field by Margaret Magdalen Althens( Book )

27 editions published between 1791 and 1969 in English and held by 326 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Letters to a wife by John Newton( )

24 editions published between 1747 and 1814 in English and held by 294 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Twenty six letters on religious subjects : Namely, 1. On Trust in God. 2. To a Student. 3. To a Friend, on 2 Cor. v. 10. 4. On Family Worship. 5. On the Difficulties attending the Ministry. 6. On the Influence of Faith. 7. On a Ministerial Address. 8. On the inward Witness. 9. On Election, &c. 10. On Grace in the Blade. 11. On Grace in the Ear. 12. On the full Corn. 13. On hearing Sermons. 14. On Temptation. 15. A Plan of a Library. 16. On the Inefficacy of Knowledge. 17. On a Believer's Frames. 18. On Social Prayer. 19. On Controversy. 20. On Conformity. 21. On Spiritual Blindness. 22. On a State of Poverty. 23. On Simplicity, &c. 24. On Communion. 25. On Faith, &c. 26. On Gospel Illumination. By Omicron by John Newton( )

6 editions published between 1775 and 1780 in English and held by 291 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Poems by William Cowper( Book )

13 editions published between 1802 and 1969 in English and held by 280 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

14 editions published between 1724 and 1971 in English and held by 271 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An account of Eliza Cunningham by John Newton( Book )

15 editions published between 1817 and 1982 in English and held by 251 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Letters to a wife by John Newton( )

19 editions published between 1793 and 2005 in English and held by 251 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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