Evelyn Underhill (1875–1941)

Author of Mysticism

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About the Author

Evelyn Underhill, a novelist and poet, published her first book in 1902 but her growing interest in mysticism led in 1911 to her greatest work, Mysticism. This classic text immediately established Underhill as the leading writer in the field, and she continued her work by writing many more show more significant and acclaimed books and essays. In 1921 she became Upton Lecturer in the Philosophy of Religion at Manchester College, and was the first woman to give a series of lectures on theology at Oxford. show less

Includes the names: E. Underhill, Evelyn Underhil, Underhill Evelyn, Evelyn Underhill, Evelyn Linderhill, Everlyn Underhill, Evelyn Underhill Moore, formerly Underhill Evelyn Moore

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Treasures from the Spiritual Classics

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Mysticism (1955) 1,048 copies

Practical Mysticism (1914) 534 copies

Worship (1936) 332 copies

The Spiritual Life (1937) 268 copies

Mystics of the Church (1925) 172 copies

The Life of the Spirit and the Life of Today (1922) 127 copies

The School of Charity (1934) 101 copies

Anthology of the Love of God (1953) 100 copies

The Ways of the Spirit (1990) 96 copies

Lent with Evelyn Underhill (1964) 90 copies

The Essentials of Mysticism (1920) 87 copies

The House of the Soul and Concerning the Inner Life (1929) 84 copies

Abba: Meditations Based on the Lord's Prayer (1940) 72 copies

Fruits of the Spirit (Treasures from the Spiritual Classics) (1942) 70 copies

Concerning the Inner Life (1926) 69 copies

The Letters of Evelyn Underhill (1943) 67 copies

The Fruits of the Spirit Light of Christ Abba (1956) 57 copies

The Mystic Way: The Role of Mysticism in the Christian Life (1913) 53 copies

The Mystery of Sacrifice: A Meditation on the Liturgy (1938) 52 copies

Light of Christ: Treasures from the Spiritual Classics (1944) 50 copies

Evelyn Underhill: Essential Writings (Modern Spiritual Masters Series) (2003) 38 copies

Collected papers of Evelyn Underhill (1946) 35 copies

The golden sequence : a fourfold study of the spiritual life (1933) 35 copies

The Soul's Delight: Selected Writings of Evelyn Underhill (Upper Room Spiritual Classics-Series 2) (1998) 34 copies

Evelyn Underhill's Prayer Book (2018) 34 copies

Advent With Evelyn Underhill (2006) 31 copies

The Mount of Purification (1960) 30 copies

Radiance: A Spiritual Memoir of Evelyn Underhill (2004) 26 copies

Eucharistic prayers from the ancient liturgies; (1939) 22 copies

Ruysbroeck (1915) 21 copies

Daily Readings With a Modern Mystic: Selections from the Writings of Evelyn Underhill (1993) 19 copies

Man and the Supernatural (1927) 18 copies

Fragments from an Inner Life: The Notebooks of Evelyn Underhill (1993) 17 copies

Evelyn Underhill: Modern Guide to the Ancient Quest for the Holy (1988) — Author — 16 copies

Jacapone da Todi (1919) 16 copies

Life As Prayer and Other Writings of Evelyn Underhill (1991) 16 copies

The Evelyn Underhill reader, (1962) 15 copies

Concerning the Inner Life with the House of the Soul (1953) 15 copies

Heaven A Dance : An Evelyn Underhill Anthology (1992) 15 copies

Meditations and Prayers (1949) 11 copies

Immanence: A book of verses (1912) 10 copies

Mixed pasture; twelve essays and addresses (1933) 10 copies

Selections from Evelyn Underhill (1961) 9 copies

The Grey World (1998) 8 copies

Theophanies (1916) 7 copies

John of Ruysbroeck; The Adornment of the Spiritual Marriage; the Sparkling Stone; the Book of Supreme Truth (1916) 5 copies

Evelyn Underhill : Anglican mystic : eight letters of Evelyn Underhill & essays by A.M. Ramsey & A.M. Allchin (1996) 5 copies

Given to God: Daily Readings with Evelyn Underhill (1992) 5 copies

Evelyn Underhill on Prayer (1989) 5 copies

Shrines and Cities of France and Italy From an Early Diary (1949) 3 copies

The Parish priest and the life of prayer (1938) 3 copies

'The Spiritual Life' and 'The Spiral Way': two classic books by Evelyn Underhill in one volume (Aziloth Books) (2016) 3 copies

Evelyn Underhill Three Books on Mysticism 1. Practical Mysticism 2. Mysticism: A Study in Nature & Development of… (2017) 3 copies

The miracles of Our Lady Saint Mary (2009) 2 copies

Practical Mysticism A Little Book for Normal People 2 copies

Julian Of Norwich (2005) 2 copies

Bringing Forth Fruit 2 copies

The Lost Word (2010) 2 copies

The Column of Dust (2010) 2 copies

The Complete Christian Mystic: A Practical, Step-By-Step Guide for Awakening to the Presence of God (2010) 2 copies

The Mystic Life In The Early Church (2010) 2 copies

The inside of life 1 copy

The Evelyn Underhill Collection Volume I: Practical Mysticism, The Essentials of Mysticism & Other Essays, The Life of… 1 copy

Fruits of the Spirit, Light of Christ, and, Abba 1 copy

Golden Fountain 1 copy

Worship, 3rd edition 1 copy

Gelebte Mystik heute: Ein Ansporn (1996) 1 copy

The Mysticism of Plotinus (2005) 1 copy

A 14th Century Mystic: Ruysbroeck (2020) 1 copy

He goes because he must... 1 copy

The Spiral Way: Being Meditations Upon the Fifteen Mysteries of the Soul's Ascent (Classic Reprint) (2017) 1 copy

The Monastic Ideal (2010) 1 copy

The Making of a Mystic: New and Selected Letters of Evelyn Underhill (2010) 1 copy

Politics and the Faith 1 copy

The Blessed Angela of Foligno (2005) 1 copy

The Prodigal Returns 1 copy

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The Cloud of Unknowing (1957) — Editor & Introduction, some editions; Editor, some editions — 1,587 copies

Green Dolphin Country (1944) — Introduction, some editions — 835 copies

Watch for the Light: Readings for Advent and Christmas (2004) — Contributor — 757 copies

Songs of Kabîr (1915) — Translator, some editions — 323 copies

Soul: An Archaeology--Readings from Socrates to Ray Charles (1994) — Contributor — 101 copies

Women on Nature (2021) — Contributor — 21 copies

The Zinzolin Book of Occult Fiction (2022) — Contributor — 10 copies

The Blinded Soldiers and Sailors Gift Book (1915) — Contributor — 6 copies

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