📘 About this eBook

Author:
➡️ Jesse Page — A 19th–20th century British author known for writing biographies of Christian missionaries and religious leaders, often published by religious presses.

Title:
➡️ Schwartz of Tanjore — This is a biography of Christian Frederick Swartz (1726–1798), a German missionary who worked in India, particularly in Tanjore (now Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu).

🏛️ Publication Details

Original Publication:
➡️ London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1921
This society (often abbreviated SPCK) was one of the oldest Anglican missionary and publishing organizations, dedicated to promoting Christian education and missionary work worldwide.

Series Title:
➡️ Ecclesiastical Biographies — A book series that focused on the lives of influential Christian clergy, missionaries, and reformers.

Credits:
➡️ Carla Foust, Brian Wilson, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
These individuals and teams helped digitize and proofread the book for its online publication, usually through Project Gutenberg or a similar platform.

📚 Reading Level:

➡️ Reading ease score: 63.8 (8th & 9th grade).
This means the text is moderately easy to read, suitable for teens and adults. It uses clear language, though it may include some older vocabulary or religious terminology.

🗂️ Library Classification (LoC Class):

BV:
➡️ Philosophy, Psychology, Religion → Christianity → Practical Theology, Worship
This means the book falls under Christian missionary and practical religious work, not abstract theology.

🌍 Subjects (Themes):

• Missions — India → Focuses on missionary efforts in India.

• India — Description and travel → Likely includes observations of Indian culture, geography, and society as seen through the eyes of the missionary.

• Missionaries — India — Biography → A life story centered on missionary activity.

• Swartz, Christian Frederick (1726–1798) → The main figure of the biography, a Lutheran missionary who served under the Anglican mission, deeply respected by both the British and Indian rulers for his honesty, charity, and devotion.

📂 Technical Details:

• Category: Text — It’s a written eBook (no illustrations or audio).

• EBook-No.: 73950 — The catalog number assigned by Project Gutenberg or similar archives.

• Release Date: June 29, 2024 — The date the digital version was published online.