An exploration of Martin Luther's multifaceted impact on the translation, interpretation and use of scripture, on the 500th anniversary of the September Testament
Gordon Campbell Book order
Gordon Campbell is a distinguished scholar specializing in the Renaissance and seventeenth-century periods, with a particular focus on John Milton and renowned expertise concerning the King James Bible. His broader interests in cultural history encompass art, architecture, biblical studies, classical antiquity, garden history, legal history, historical theology, and the Islamic world. Campbell brings a profound depth of insight into the historical and cultural contexts that shaped pivotal works of Western civilization. His writing makes complex academic subjects accessible to a wide audience, offering fresh perspectives and enriching our understanding of the past.






- 2024
- 2023
An Analysis of the English Law of Real Property
- 112 pages
- 4 hours of reading
Legal scholar Gordon Campbell provides a detailed examination of the English law of real property in this comprehensive analysis. From the origins of property law to the principles of conveyancing to the intricacies of trusts and mortgages, this book offers a valuable resource for legal professionals and students of property law alike.
- 2023
Over 150 years ago, when the sailing ship General Grant was wrecked on the rugged coastline of the isolated Auckland Islands, far to the south of New Zealand, the survivors had to pit themselves against nature. Wild animals, fish and birds became their main means of survival. Stranded on a cold, bleak, isolated island deep in the Southern Ocean the castaways knew that they must use all the skills they had to survive. No one in the outside world knew they were there, so chances of rescue were slim. The gold which the General Grant was carrying now lies at the bottom of the sea. Over the years this gold has attracted treasure hunters willing to brave the cold, stormy sub-Antarctic waters. Many attempts have been made to find the wreck, but the mystery of where it lies, and whether the gold will ever be found, remains. This true story brings alive the real hardships endured by castaways. It tells a tale of human ingenuity and endurance.
- 2021
Tracking the saga of the Norse across the North Atlantic to America, this book sets the record straight about the idea that the Vikings 'discovered' America. The journey described is a continuum, with evidence-based history and archaeology at one end, and fake history and outright fraud at the other. In between there lies a huge expanse of uncertainty: sagas that may contain shards of truth and characters that may be partly historical
- 2019
Garden History: A Very Short Introduction
- 184 pages
- 7 hours of reading
Gordon Campbell embraces the beauty and practicality of gardens in their many forms, in history and culture across the world. He also look at variations on the modern garden, including the suburban garden, the city garden, the guerrilla garden, and the vegetable garden, and considers the future of gardens.
- 2016
A Short History of Gardens
- 144 pages
- 6 hours of reading
Gardens: A Short History embraces the beauty and practicality of gardens, in history and culture across the world. Gordon Campbell also look at variations on the modern garden, including the suburban garden, the city garden, the guerrilla garden, and the vegetable garden, and considers the future of gardens.
- 2013
The Hermit in the Garden
- 272 pages
- 10 hours of reading
The curious and intriguing tale of the garden hermit - from imperial Rome to the ornamental gnome, via the often sumptuous landscaped gardens of Georgian England.
- 2011
Bible
- 368 pages
- 13 hours of reading
A history of the King James Version of the Bible (known in Britain as the Authorised Version) over the four hundred years from its remote beginnings to the present day. It explains how the translation came to be commissioned and who the translators were, before tracing its textual history, and the responses it has provoked to the present day.
- 2010
John Milton
- 512 pages
- 18 hours of reading
The first biography of Milton based on original research for 40 years, and first to take account of new thinking about 17th-century England. Milton is seen here as flawed, passionate, ruthless, and ambitious, as well as one of the most accomplished writers of the time and author of the most influential narrative poem in English.
- 2008
The north of England has repeatedly inspired painters to protray its scenery and ways of life. This was especially true at the turn of the nineteenth century when an upsurge of interest in its people, places and events was fuelled by affordable pictures and prints. These were the years before the widespread use of photography, when images were handmade by artists and engravers for a rapidly growing trade with publishers, printers and binders.Gordon Bell began his career as a teacher of art in primary and secondary schools. His interests in education took him into research and development and a variety of posts in universities and colleges. He has published extensively on the arts and education and was appointed Professor of Education in 1988. In this book, Gordon Bell has brought together the specialist knowledge of his co-authors, Arthur Credland and Heather Birchall to provide an absorbing account of the life and times of a remarkable series of artists.