John Henry Newman: A Portrait in Letters follows the path of Newman’s life, and offers a carefully chosen selection from the 32 volumes of letters. These letters illustrate not only the well-known aspects of Newman’s personality, but also those in which elements that may be less familiar are on display. There are letters to family and friends, and also terse letters in which his less attractive side is evident, anger and sarcasm. The portrait has not been airbrushed. This selection of letters presents a rounded picture, one in which readers will meet Newman as he really was.