Pocket Canons
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The Pocket Canons is the name of a series of small books, designed by Pentagram Partner, Angus Hyland, featuring the text of individual Books of the Bible along with introductions by various well-known authors and public figures, including the Dalai Lama and Bono. The Bible texts are drawn from the King James Version of the Bible. The series was conceived by Matthew Darby, who published it in partnership with Canongate Books in the UK. The series has now (2006) been published in 12 languages and in 16 countries, selling well over a million copies. The US publisher of the Pocket Canons is Grove/Atlantic Inc.
Pocket Canons: Series 1
[edit | edit source]| Book of the Bible | Text at Wikisource | UK Introduction Writer | US Introduction Writer | UK ISBN | US ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis | Genesis | Steven Rose | E. L. Doctorow | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| Exodus | Exodus | David Grossman | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | |
| Job | Job | Louis de Bernières | Charles Frazier | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| Proverbs | Proverbs | Charles Johnson | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | |
| Song of Solomon | Song of Solomon | A. S. Byatt | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | |
| Ecclesiastes | Ecclesiastes | Doris Lessing | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | |
| Matthew | Matthew | A. N. Wilson | Francisco Goldman | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| Mark | Mark | Nick Cave | Barry Hannah | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| Luke | Luke | Richard Holloway | Thomas Cahill | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| John | John | Blake Morrison | Darcey Steinke | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| Corinthians (1 & 2) |
First Corinthians Second Corinthians |
Fay Weldon | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | |
| Revelation | Revelation | Will Self | Kathleen Norris | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
Pocket Canons: Series 2
[edit | edit source]| Book of the Bible | Text at Wikisource | Introduction Writer | ISBN (UK only) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth & Esther | Ruth / Esther | Joanna Trollope | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| Samuel (1 & 2) |
1 Samuel 2 Samuel |
Meir Shalev | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| Psalms | Psalms | Bono | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| Isaiah | Isaiah | Peter Ackroyd | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| Jonah, Micah & Nahum | Jonah / Micah / Nahum | Alasdair Gray | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| Wisdom | Wisdom of Solomon | Piers Paul Read | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| Acts of the Apostles | Acts of the Apostles | P. D. James | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| Romans | Romans | Ruth Rendell | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| Hebrews | Hebrews | Karen Armstrong | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Second Coming in Salon
- The Gospel According to Stephen King? in Businessweek