HENRY PARRY LIDDON - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 12/09/1874 - HFSID 81441

HENRY P. LIDDON
The English theologian signed and sent this handwritten letter to colleague Reverend Edward Parry
Autograph Letter Signed: "H.P. Liddon" on a 4½x7 booklet. Six pages of handwritten text, including back page. Dated December 9, 1874. The prominent theologian sent this letter to Bishop Edward Parry of Dover. Message in Part (page 1): "There is almost nothing to say about my dear father after the Expedition of 1819-1820. He was 22 years at sea; but his professional career ended with the Polar Voyage". Liddon predominantly relates what he remembers and knows about his own father, who was a naval officer that passed away in 1869. Liddon and Bishop Parry may have become friends through their fathers: Parry's father was Rear Admiral Sir William Edward Parry (1790-1855), who led an expedition to the North Pole in 1819, the same “Polar Voyage” that Liddon's father was part of. Henry P. Liddon (1829-1890) was a theologian who became famous for his preaching abilities throughout the nation. His publications include a biography of theologian Edward Bouverie Pusey, a few sermon compilations, and other religious works that study the Holy Scripture.Rather than accept one of the numerous bishopric positions he was offered, Liddon preferred to travel and preach along the way; after he resigned from his position as a professor of the Holy Scripture at the University of Oxford in 1870, he travelled into Northern Africa and Eastern Europe. He passed away at the height of his popularity in 1890. Tape stains along spine of fold. String binding. Minor tears. Otherwise, fine condition, especially for a piece of this age.