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The Sacred Writings of Athenagoras
The Sacred Writings of Athenagoras – Athenagoras A Christian apologist of the second half of the second century of whom no more is known than that he was an Athenian philosopher and a convert to Christianity. Of his writings there have been preserved but two genuine pieces—his „Apology“ or „Embassy for the Christians“ and a […]
The Moral Treatises
The Moral Treatises – St. Augustine of Hippo The moral treatises contain much that will instruct and interest the reader; while some views will appear strange to those who fail to distinguish between different ages and different types of virtue and piety. Augustine shared with the Greek and Latin fathers the ascetic preference for voluntary […]
The Homilies On The Epistle To The Hebrews
The Homilies On The Epistle To The Hebrews – St. John Chrysostrom John — whose surname „Chrysostom“ occurs for the first time in the „Constitution“ of Pope Vigilius (cf. P.L., LX, 217) in the year 553 — is generally considered the most prominent doctor of the Greek Church and the greatest preacher ever heard in […]
John Calvin’s Bible Commentaries On The Harmony Of The Law Vol. 2
John Calvin’s Bible Commentaries On The Harmony Of The Law Vol. 2 – 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 […]
John Calvin’s Bible Commentaries On The Harmony Of The Law Vol. 1
John Calvin’s Bible Commentaries On The Harmony Of The Law Vol. 1 – 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 […]
Campaigns Of The Civil War Vol. 2 – Fort Henry To Corinth
Campaigns Of The Civil War Vol. 2 – Fort Henry To Corinth – Manning Ferguson Force. It is not too much to say that General Force has compressed into his volume more of the details of the campaigns of which he treats than are contained in any other volume of war history yet issued. His […]
Campaigns Of The Civil War Vol. 1 – The Outbreak Of Rebellion
Campaigns Of The Civil War Vol. 1 – The Outbreak Of Rebellion – John G. Nicolay. John G. Nicolay (1832-1901) was an undeniably apt and brilliant choice to inaugurate the landmark Campaigns of the Civil War series. Private secretary to President Lincoln and coauthor (with John Hay) of the monumental, ten-volume Lincoln biography, Nicolay experienced […]
Pickle The Spy – The Incognito Of Prince Charles
Pickle The Spy – The Incognito Of Prince Charles – Andrew Lang This is the peculiar title of a book that is making something of a literary sensation. This brilliant study of the betrayal and extinction of Jacobitism has triumphantly solved a mystery which once baffled all Europe. History has so far sought in vain […]
Mardi: And A Voyage Thither
Mardi: And A Voyage Thither – Herman Melville Mardi is, unlike Melville’s typically autobiographical novels, a work of pure fiction. Like in Typee and Omoo the work narrates the travelings of an American sailor who abandons his whaling vessel to explore the South Pacific. What is new, however, is Mardi’s highly philosophical touch. Format: Paperback […]
Journey To The Center Of The Earth
Journey To The Center Of The Earth – Jules Verne In the spring of 1863 Professor Lidenbrock finds a secret, runic manuscript, that was written by an Icelandic alchemist hundreds of years before. It tells about a journey to the center of the earth which this alchemist claims to have made. Lidenbrock, his nephew Axel […]