Newman edges closer to Rome, under attack from many quarters. He steps down as editor of the Lives of the English Saints. Days after completing the Essay on Development, he resigns his fellowship of Oriel College and prepares for reception into the Church of Rome. The power and stories these letters tell in enhanced by the high editorial standards we have come to expect from this series. It is to be hoped that such excellence will be displayed in other edited works, both by Newman and by the other members of the Tractarian circles.