Christianity - Biographies
Hildebrand and his Times
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William Richard Ward Stephens
W.R.W. Stephens, the Anglican Dean of Winchester, writes a short, lively biography of the great church reformer, Hildebrand of Sovana (1015-…
The History of the Church of Christ: Century III
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Joseph Milner
It is certain, that from our Saviour's time to the present, there have ever been persons whose dispositions and lives have been formed by th…
Ponnamal, Her Story
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Amy Wilson Carmichael
"A girl stood alone in the dark, listening. No one moved about her; the old mother-in-law who slept near by breathed steadily, she wou…
St. Francis of Assisi (Version 3)
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G. K. Chesterton
In this brief but lively biography, G.K. Chesterton brings all his typical wit and insight into discussing Francis of Assisi. Francis is arg…
Little Pictorial Lives of the Saints, Volume 2 (April-June)
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John Gilmary Shea
Little Pictorial Lives of the Saints : with reflections for every day in the year : compiled from "Butler's Lives" and other appro…
William Blake
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G. K. Chesterton
From the author’s introduction: "Blake’s life of Blake … would have been full of symbolic wild beasts and naked women, of monstrous cl…
Jerry McAuley: His Life and Work
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Jerry Mcauley
Jerry McAuley was a missionary and founder of the Water Street Mission (later the New York City Rescue Mission), the first rescue mission in…
Letters of John Quincy Adams to His Son, on the Bible and Its Teachings
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John Quincy Adams
A collection of nine letters written by the sixth president of the United States, John Quincy Adams, to his teenage son. "Their purpose…
The Valley of Baca: a Record of Suffering and Triumph
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Jennie Smith
Jennie Smith was a 19th-Century Job. At 15 years old, her father's business and finances failed, and he later died of illness, leaving her f…
Little Pictorial Lives of the Saints, Volume 5 (American Saints)
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John Gilmary Shea
Little Pictorial Lives of the Saints : with reflections for every day in the year : compiled from "Butler's Lives" and other appro…
Down In Water Street
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Samuel Hopkins Hadley
Written by the Superintendent of the Jerry McAuley Water Street Mission, "Down in Water Street" is intended to share some of the e…
Charles Simeon
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Handley Carr Glyn Moule
Charles Simeon had come up to King’s college from Eton, a wild undergraduate, famous for his love of horses and extravagance in dress; but o…
Mimosa, Who Was Charmed
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Amy Wilson Carmichael
“This story is true. It tells the eternally new tale of the matchless charm of our Lord Jesus Christ. One look at that loveliness, and, th…
Жития Святых, т. 01 - септемврий (Zhitiia Sviatykh, v. 01 - September)
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Saint Dimitry Of Rostov
Жития и похвалы святых подобятся светлостию звездам: якоже бо звезды положением на небеси утвержденны суть, всю же поднебесную просвещают, т…
The Life of St. Paul
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James Stalker
Born into privilege and highly educated by the most esteemed teacher of his time, Saul of Tarsus became a leading thinker among the Pharisee…
Жития Святых, т. 04 - декемврий (Zhitiia Sviatykh, v. 04 - December)
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Saint Dimitry Of Rostov
Жития и похвалы святых подобятся светлостию звездам: якоже бо звезды положением на небеси утвержденны суть, всю же поднебесную просвещают, т…
The History of the Church of Christ: Century IV
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Joseph Milner
It is certain, that from our Saviour's time to the present, there have ever been persons whose dispositions and lives have been formed by th…
The History and Literature of the Early Church
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James Orr
This little book in its original form was one of the volumes of the Christian Study Manuals series (1901), and as such was found helpful to …
Woman in Sacred History
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
A series of sketches of 19 women in the Bible, drawn from scriptural, historical and legendary sources. Separated into 3 divisions: Women of…
Some Passages of the Life and Death of the Right Honourable John, Earl of Roche…
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Gilbert Burnet
I believe that the good Bishop of Salisbury's account of the last days of poor young Rochester would, if carefully read, make more impressio…