We also had the inestimable advantage of beginning each school day with an act of worship which included a reading from the King James Bible which, w… - P. D. James

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We also had the inestimable advantage of beginning each school day with an act of worship which included a reading from the King James Bible which, with the Book of Common Prayer, has had more influence on our language, literature, history and culture than any other book, but which today a majority of our children will never encounter.

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About P. D. James

Phyllis Dorothy James, Baroness James of Holland Park OBE FRSA FRSL (3 August 1920 – 27 November 2014), commonly known as P. D. James, was an English crime writer and Conservative life peer in the House of Lords.

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Birth Name: Phyllis Dorothy James
Alternative Names: Phyllis Dorothy James, Baroness James of Holland Park Phyllis James Baroness Phyllis Dorothy James
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