![I had been reading about [John] Calvin for years and had been studying the English Renaissance for many more years, and it had never occurred to me to think of them together. I learned that Calvin was the most widely read writer in England in Shakespeare's lifetime. He was translated and published in many editions.](/assets/img/quote-photos/i-had-been-reading-about-john-calvin-for-years-and-had-been-studying-the-englis.jpg)
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