The Works of John Wesley Volume 25: Letters I (1721-1739)

Although many of the letters of John Wesley are of value as literature—especially as crisp statements of his views or desires with little attempt at embellishment—their major importance is as a revelation of him as a man and of the people and events of his day, especially those linked with the Methodist movement. They furnish us, in fact, with a portrait through seventy years that is both more revealing in detail and fuller in coverage than any other source. The correspondence presented in ...