The Imitation of Christ: the First English Translation of the `Imitatio Christi' (Early English Text Society Original Series)

The Imitatio Christi, probably written by Thomas a Kempis in the 1420s, has become one of the most popular texts of Christian devotion. This new edition of its first English translation, made in the mid-fifteenth century, includes an introduction, explanatory notes, and a glossary.