The Book of Books (Hodder & Stoughton, 2011) tells the story and the immense impact of the King James Bible’s first 400 years. Melvyn Bragg, who has more recently written an excellent introduction to William Tyndale, breaks down every misconception and oversimplification under the sun, and finds the King James’s fingerprints in the most unexpected corners of our culture. It’s hard to think of a point of view that won’t be challenged or surprised by this book.

However, there are enough wholly positive reviews of it, so I’d rather focus on the part I thought was offensive nonsense.

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