Literary
FARRAR
(Frederic William, 1831-1903, from 1895 Dean of Canterbury, Author of 'Eric or Little by Little')
Brief Letter Signed on a postcard to G. H. Leggate
telling him that Lk XVII. 6. EXERG is the Reading of the best & oldest MSS. It means 'assuming your possession of faith, you wd have been saying to me, it points to the continuous possession of faith..., 1 side postcard with autograph address on the verso, no place, postmarked London, 7th May
Item Date: 1888
Background
Farrar was a senior-ranking cleric of the Church of England, schoolteacher and author. He was a pallbearer at the funeral of Charles Darwin in 1882. He was a member of the Cambridge Apostles secret society.
Stock No. 42792