Monatsarchive: Oktober 2017

The Dynamiter

Publiziert am 17. Oktober 2017 von Jazzybee

The Dynamiter – Robert Louis Stevenson

The only book of Stevenson’s written in collaboration with his wife, to whose powers of invention and descriptive writing the greater part of it is due. It had its origin at the time of his slow and perilous recovery from the nearly fatal illness at Hyeres in the spring of 1884. Forbidden to speak and under orders to lie in darkness, the long hours were relieved by tales which Mrs. Stevenson made up for his amusement. A few months afterwards, when they had settled at Bournemouth, where Louis was to live the life of a delicate girl, these stories were drawn upon as material for a series planned on the lines of the New … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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The Merry Men and other Tales and Fables

Publiziert am 16. Oktober 2017 von Jazzybee

The Merry Men and other Tales and Fables – Robert Louis Stevenson

A story which shows Stevenson’s powder of vividly descriptive writing at perhaps its highest level, but one which, as a story, has been variously criticized. It was written in the Highlands in 1881, the year after his marriage, as one of a series of tales of horror (‘ crawlers,’ as he called them), planned in collaboration with his wife. Aros of the story is the tidal islet of Earraid, famous under its own name in Kidnapped ; the Ross of Grisapol is the Ross of Mull ; and Ben Ryan, Ben More. The name of the Merry Men is plainly taken from the Merry Men of Mey, as … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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Memories, Portraits, Essays and Records

Publiziert am 16. Oktober 2017 von Jazzybee

Memories, Portraits, Essays and Records – Robert Louis Stevenson

This edition is one the most complete Stevensonia collections. It contains a wealth of his essays, memories and records. The essays brought together under this title are chiefly Stevenson’s reflections, ten years afterwards, on the experiences and friendships of his youth. They represent a proportion of his contributions of this kind to reviews and magazines, from 1882 to 1887. Some of the essays are : The Foreigner at Home, Old Mortality, Pastoral, The Manse, Thomas Stevenson, Talk and Talkers, The Character of Dogs and A Penny Plain.

Memories, Portraits, Essays and Records

Memories, Portraits, Essays and Records

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Memories, Portraits, Essays and Records.

ISBN: 9783849676186.

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High Mysticism

Publiziert am 16. Oktober 2017 von Jazzybee

High Mysticism – Emma Curtis Hopkins

During the many years of the active ministry of Emma Curtis Hopkins, over fifty thousand individuals came to her for instruction. Numbered among them were ministers, priests, lawyers, physicians, artists, business men and people from every walk of life. She was known as the “Teacher of Teachers” as so many of her students later became teachers and carried the message of the High Watch to the far corners of the earth. Several of the well known schools of advanced thought in this country were founded by her students. It is said that the glory of her teaching is that it arouses the hidden creative genius in the student so that he goes forth inspired … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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Illustrations Of Masonry

Publiziert am 13. Oktober 2017 von Jazzybee

Illustrations Of Masonry – Preston/Oliver

This Tract is divided into Four Books. In the First Book, the excellency of Masonry is displayed.In the Second Book the general plan of the subjects treated in the three Degrees is illustrated, with occasional remarks; and a brief description is given of the ancient ceremonies of the Order. This part of the Treatise, which the Author considers most essential for the instruction and improvement of his brethren, is considerably extended in the later Editions. The Third Book contains the copy of a curious old Manuscript on Masonry, with annotations, the better to explain this authentic document of antiquity. The Fourth Book is restricted to the history of Masonry from its first appearance in England, … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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American Notes

Publiziert am 13. Oktober 2017 von Jazzybee

American Notes – Charles Dickens

Since the voyage of Columbus in search of the New World, and of Raleigh in quest of El Dorado, no visit to America has excited so much interest and conjecture as that of the author of “Oliver Twist.” . . . In the mean time the book, however disconcerting to those persons who had looked for something quite different, will bring no disappointment to such as can be luxuriously content with good sense, good feeling, good fun, and good writing. The information, with few exceptions, might be gained much more advantageously from the map and gazetteer. The perusal of them has served chiefly to lower our estimate of the man, and to fill us with … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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Anacalypsis

Publiziert am 13. Oktober 2017 von Jazzybee

Anacalypsis – Godfrey Higgins

The Anacalypsis (a.k.a. An Attempt to Draw Aside the Veil of the Saitic Isis or an Inquiry into the Origin of Languages, Nations and Religions) is a huge treatise written by religious historian Godfrey Higgins. It took him more than twenty years of research to discover that there was once an ancient and universal religion, basically the foundation of all other religions that are known today. His theories about Pandeism are still of enormous interest today.

Anacalypsis

Anacalypsis

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Anacalypsis.

ISBN: 9783849676148.

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Content of the Anacalypsis (from wikipedia.com)

The work is the product of more than twenty years of research, during which Higgins tried to uncover “a most ancient … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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The Religion Of The Samurai

Publiziert am 12. Oktober 2017 von Jazzybee

The Religion Of The Samurai – Kaiten Nukariya

This study of Zen philosophy and the disciples in China and Japan elaborates on the differences between Mahayana Buddhism and Theraveda. The Zen sect is one of many Buddhist sects and has millions of followers worldwide.

The Religion Of The Samurai

The Religion Of The Samurai

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The Religion Of The Samurai.

ISBN: 9783849676131.

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Doctrine of the Samurai (from wikipedia.com)

In the 13th century, Hōjō Shigetoki (1198–1261 AD) wrote: “When one is serving officially or in the master’s court, he should not think of a hundred or a thousand people, but should consider only the importance of the master.” Carl Steenstrup noted that 13th and 14th century warrior writings … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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John Calvin’s Bible Commentaries On Daniel 7- 12

Publiziert am 12. Oktober 2017 von Jazzybee

John Calvin’s Bible Commentaries On Daniel 7- 12 – John Calvin

Calvin’s commentaries cover the larger part of the Old Testament, and all of the new excepting Second and Third John and the Apocalypse. His commentaries and lectures stand in the front rank of Biblical interpretation. The Prophecies of Daniel are among the most remarkable Predictions of The Elder Covenant. They are not confined within either a limited time or a contracted space. They relate to the destinies of mighty Empires, and stretch forward into eras still hidden in the bosom of the future. The period of their delivery was a remarkable one in the history of our race.

 

John Calvin's Bible Commentaries On Daniel 7- 12

John Calvin’s Bible Commentaries On Daniel 7- 12

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John Calvin’s Bible Commentaries On St. Paul’s Epistles To Timothy, Titus And Philemon

Publiziert am 12. Oktober 2017 von Jazzybee

John Calvin’s Bible Commentaries On St. Paul’s Epistles To Timothy, Titus And Philemon – John Calvin

Calvin produced commentaries on most of the books of the Bible. His commentaries cover the larger part of the Old Testament, and all of the new excepting Second and Third John and the Apocalypse. His commentaries and lectures stand in the front rank of Biblical interpretation. The foundation of every code of rules for guiding the ministers of Christ must be sought, not in the judgments of uninspired men, however able and judicious, but in the Holy Scriptures, and chiefly in the Epistles to Timothy and Titus, the accurate interpretation of which is therefore unspeakably valuable. CALVIN has examined them with his usual skill, … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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