Memoir of the Rev. Henry Martyn, B.D: Late Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge, and Chaplain to the Honourable East India Company

by John Sargent and John Francis Eugene Prud'homme

Book Overview

Henry Martyn (1781-1812) was born in Cornwall and educated at Cambridge. After hearing about the success of William Carey's mission at Serampore, he abandoned his intended career as a barrister to become a missionary, and joined the East India Company as a chaplain. During six years spent mostly in India he produced Hindi, Urdu and Persian translations of the New Testament. He is best remembered for these and other scripture translations which remained...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108008283
• ISBN13: 9781108008280
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"