Peter Anson

Peter Frederick (Charles) Anson (22 August 1889 - 10 July 1975) was a notable English writer on religious, architectural, and maritime topics. He was born in Southsea and converted to Roman Catholicism on 5 March 1913 as a member of the Anglican Benedictine monastery on Caldey Island under Aelred Carlyle.

Educated at Wixenford School until the age of fourteen he was the author of dozens of books, he was an accomplished artist and graphic designer.

Selected Bibliography

• The Catholic Church in Modern Scotland, 1560-1937. London: Burns, Oates & Washbourne. 1937. LCCN 38023161.
• The Benedictines of Caldey: The Story of the Anglican Benedictines of Caldey and Their Submission to the Catholic Church, with illustrations by the author. London: Burns, Oates & Washbourne. 1940. LCCN 40030835.
• Fishermen And Fishing Ways. London: Harrap. 1932.
• The Call of the Cloister: Religious Communities and Kindred Bodies in the Anglican Communion. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1956. LCCN 56000287.
• Abbot Extraordinary: A Memoir of Aelred Carlyle, Monk and Missionary, 1874-1955'. London: Faith Press. 1958. LCCN 59017231.
• Fashions in Church Furnishings, 1840-1940. London: Faith Press. 1960. LCCN 60003044.
• Bishops at Large. London: Faber and Faber. 1964. LCCN 65005071.

References

• Yelton, Michael (2005). Peter Anson: Monk, Writer and Artist. London: Anglo Catholic History Society. ISBN 9780955071409.

External links

• General information on Peter Anson