The Author: Richard Arnold, Professor and Chair of English at University of Lethbridge, Canada, received his Ph.D. in English literature from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, where he held the prestigious United Kingdom Commonwealth Scholarship. He is the author of English Hymns of the 18th Century (1991), The English Hymn: Studies in a Genre (1995), and English Hymns of the 19th Century (2004), as well as numerous articles on eighteenth-century literature, nineteenth-century studies, editorial theory, cultural studies, and Medieval and Canadian literature. The recipient of distinguished fellowships, a medal for distinguished teaching, and appointments to review and adjudicate for major publishers worldwide, Dr. Arnold has researched and taught in Canada, Great Britain, and Southeast Asia.