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L. (Luke) Tyerman

1819–1889

A Wesleyan minister turned full-time man of letters, he became one of the best-known Victorian biographers of early Methodism. His books on John Wesley, George Whitefield, Samuel Wesley, and John William Fletcher helped preserve the movement’s history for later readers.

8 Audiobooks

The Life of the Rev. George Whitefield, Volume 1 (of 2)

The Life of the Rev. George Whitefield, Volume 1 (of 2)

by L. (Luke) Tyerman

The life and times of the Rev. Samuel Wesley Rector of Epworth and father of the Revs. John and Charles Wesley, the founders of the Methodists

The life and times of the Rev. Samuel Wesley Rector of Epworth and father of the Revs. John and Charles Wesley, the founders of the Methodists

by L. (Luke) Tyerman

The life and times of the Rev. John Wesley, M.A., founder of the Methodists. Vol. 2 (of 3)

The life and times of the Rev. John Wesley, M.A., founder of the Methodists. Vol. 2 (of 3)

by L. (Luke) Tyerman

The life and times of the Rev. John Wesley, M.A., founder of the Methodists. Vol. 1 (of 3)

The life and times of the Rev. John Wesley, M.A., founder of the Methodists. Vol. 1 (of 3)

by L. (Luke) Tyerman

Wesley's Designated Successor The Life, Letters, and Literary Labours of the Rev. John William Fletcher, Vicar of Madeley, Shropshire

Wesley's Designated Successor The Life, Letters, and Literary Labours of the Rev. John William Fletcher, Vicar of Madeley, Shropshire

by L. (Luke) Tyerman

The Oxford Methodists : Memoirs of the Rev. Messrs. Clayton, Ingham, Gambold, Hervey, and Broughton, with biographical notices of others

The Oxford Methodists : Memoirs of the Rev. Messrs. Clayton, Ingham, Gambold, Hervey, and Broughton, with biographical notices of others

by L. (Luke) Tyerman

The Life of the Rev. George Whitefield, Volume 2 (of 2)

The Life of the Rev. George Whitefield, Volume 2 (of 2)

by L. (Luke) Tyerman

The life and times of the Rev. John Wesley, M.A., founder of the Methodists. Vol. 3 (of 3)

The life and times of the Rev. John Wesley, M.A., founder of the Methodists. Vol. 3 (of 3)

by L. (Luke) Tyerman

About the author

Born in Osmotherley in 1820 and later ordained as a Wesleyan minister, he served in ministry until the 1860s before giving himself mainly to literary work. Reliable reference sources describe him as a minister and biographer, and note that he died on March 20, 1889.

He is chiefly remembered for large, detailed religious biographies and historical studies connected with Methodism. Among the works clearly associated with him are The Life and Times of the Rev. Samuel Wesley, The Life and Times of the Rev. John Wesley, The Oxford Methodists, The Life of the Rev. George Whitefield, and Wesley's Designated Successor.

Modern scholarship still discusses his work as an important part of Methodist historical writing, even while reading it with an eye to its strong convictions and nineteenth-century perspective. That mix of industry, devotion, and argument gives his books their lasting interest.