NMLP P-024488 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Life of Thomas More

Peter Ackroyd · Chatto & Windus (London) · 1998

The UK Chatto & Windus edition of 1998 is the true first. The US edition (Nan A. Talese / Doubleday) also appeared in 1998 and carries a 'First published in the United Kingdom by Chatto & Windus' statement, confirming UK precedence.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-024488 for "The Life of Thomas More" by Peter Ackroyd (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-024488, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).