1881 The Autobiography of Mark Rutherford, Dissenting Master

Description

First Edition, Original Binding

First edition. 

Rebacked with the original back strip and printed label laid down. Preserved in modern cloth-backed slipcase, lined with felt to the inside. Scarce to find in the original binding. 

This was the first of three novels written under the double-pseudonym used by British writer William Hale White, being Mark Rutherford "edited by his friend" Reuben Shapcott. He often addressed religious problems in his writings, with these early novels describing his own dissent from Protestant Christianity. 

White was a British writer and civil servant with broad contributions as a journalist to publications including The Birmingham Post, The Morning Star and The Nonconformist, as well as translations of Spinoza's Ethics and later books including Miriam's Schooling and Clara Hopgood.