Hurrell Froude: Memoranda and Comments

"Hurrell Froude: Memoranda and Comments" by Louise Imogen Guiney is a biography from the early 1900s that examines Richard Hurrell Froude, a key, but sometimes forgotten, person in the Oxford Movement. Guiney's writing looks at Froude's personality, impact, and friendships, revealing a man often only known for his religious ideas. The book starts by giving details about Hurrell Froude's life, including his early years, family history, and experiences that shaped him. Guiney shows Froude as someone with a complicated personality, influenced by his mother’s intelligence and his father's strict academic ways. The story focuses on his health problems, changes in his religious beliefs, and important friendships with people like John Keble and John Henry Newman, portraying Froude as a thoughtful person dealing with his own beliefs.