'An Aristocracy of Exalted Spirits'.: The Idea of the Church in Newman's Tamworth Reading Room - Paperbackby David P. Delio (Author) In 'An Aristocracy of Exalted Spirits', the first book length study of John Henry Newman's Tamworth Reading Room, David P: Delio offers a new framework for understanding this highly original work of satire, politics, and theology. In February 1841 John Henry Newman responded in The Times of London to an address given by the leading Conservative politician, Sir Robert Peel, who was to become prime minister of the United