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title: 'James McDonald Chaney, the author of William the Baptist, wrote a sequel'
type: post
author: 'Caleb Cangelosi'
date: 2017-08-12
url: https://confessional.org/blog/2017-james-mcdonald-chaney-the-author-of-william-the-baptist-wrote-a-sequel
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# James McDonald Chaney, the author of William the Baptist, wrote a sequel

Many have read James Chaney’s book *[William the Baptist](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/159638218X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=logcollegepre-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=159638218X&linkId=2bc8b23e1e262a8ce9d510c7241b1cb6),* published in 1877*.* I didn’t realize until last night (thank you, R. Andrew Myers!) that he wrote a sequel in 1894:[ *Agnes, the Daughter of William the Baptist - or, The Young Theologian*](/authors/james-mcdonald-cheney). It’s written in a similar style to *William the Baptist*, combining narrative and dialogue, and looks like a great read.