Download or read book Henry Martyn (1781-1812), Scholar and Missionary to India and Persia written by John R. C. Martyn and published by Edwin Mellen Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This biography of Henry Martyn, the linguist, scholar and missionary to India and Persia in the 19th century, presents the facts of his life as objectively as possible. The text draws on Henry's journals and letters as well as the work of contemporary biographers.