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Narcissus and Goldmund tells the story of two medieval men whose characters are diametrically opposite: Narcissus, an ascetic monk firm in his religious commitment, and Goldmund, a romantic youth hungry for knowledge and worldly experience. First published in 1930,...
Romance and terror in a barbaric age. Michael of Finlandia an orphan bastard pursues a better social position with help of friendly people and crosses the continent of Europe to seek his fortune.
In the Thirteenth Century, Mediterranean Europe was in a passionate ferment—restlessly reaching out for new lands, new achievements, new exploits. And Marco Polo, the Venetian, was its brightest symbol of adventure. The author has chosen a real person to be his hero,...
Considered to be one of the author's most successful books, this is the story of the long hunt of Jason Starbuck, who rode east from the frontiers of the Adirondacks to seek the Golden Fleece and followed the proud, bold, beautiful Roxana from the harbors of Salem to...
Ever read a book you couldn't put down? That you wish hadn't ended? This is such a book. I've already read it twice, and about to begin again. The adventure begins as we see a boy standing on the coast, watching his family die in a severe storm off the New England...
H.G. Wells' The Shape of Things to Come (1933) is a "future history" novel presented as a manuscript from the future, chronicling humanity's path from global chaos in the mid-20th century (WWII, economic collapse, chemical warfare) towards a scientific, rational world...
H.G. Wells' World Brain, from 1937, is about his vision for a universal, free, and permanent digital encyclopedia (a "World Encyclopaedia") that would centralize all human knowledge to foster global understanding, education, and world peace by combating bad...
In this compelling drama about fidelity, sorrow and forgiveness, Nobel Prize-winning author Sigrid Undset tells the story of Ida Elisabeth, who marries her teenage sweetheart, Frithjof, in an effort to redeem her reputation. Early in their marriage, she realizes that...
Berkhof masterfully traces the great movements of thought within the church from the apostolic fathers to the last century, on such doctrines as the Trinity the Person of Christ, Sin and Grace, the Atonement, the Church, and the Sacraments.
In this work Louis Berkhof explores the the history and theology of assurance of salvation through faith, showing how a Christian should be assured of their salvation through trusting Christ. This is a phenomenal book to read if you are doubting your faith.
After serving a six year prison term because of the betrayal of a friend, Harrison Destry decides to try to hunt down the twelve jurors who convicted him. This classic western is the basis for the famous film starring James Stewart and Marlene Dietrich.
''Years of Grace'' (1930) by Margaret Ayer Barnes, now in the public domain, won the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1931. Barnes' alma mater Bryn Mawr College, along with the characters of college presidents M. Carey Thomas and Marion Park, figure prominently in this...
Frank and Joe graduate from high school together and have a summer to enjoy. Timely eavesdropping enables them to gather information for their Dad about airport robberies. Friends and family are astonished whenFrank and Joe are framed!...
''The Hidden Stream'' by Ronald Knox is a collection of apologetic talks explaining core Catholic doctrines and addressing modern faith challenges, using the metaphor of a secret, nourishing stream flowing beneath Oxford as a symbol for the Church. Knox, a witty...
''The Creed in Slow Motion'' by Ronald Knox is a series of witty, insightful sermons explaining the Apostles' Creed, originally delivered to schoolgirls during WWII bombings, designed to help believers understand and personally own their faith, phrase by phrase, rather...
Not strictly mystery, but a combination thriller, detection yarn, adventure, in the detailed exposition of a man's downfall. A Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde sort of tale, of a crook who runs a dope ring, to insure the respectability of his alter ego and the social...
''The Mass in Slow Motion'' by Ronald Knox is a popular series of sermons explaining the Catholic Mass, step-by-step, originally preached to schoolgirls during World War II, offering profound yet accessible insights into the liturgy's meaning, making it an ideal guide...
Ronald Hudson, travel writer and adventurer, visits Philip Tolefree with an anonymous letter written in cypher, which he hopes the sleuth can decode. But Tolefree is uneasy. What are Hudson's motives? Is his writer-persona a facade for espionage - or something even more...
''Number Nineteen: Ben's Last Case'' is the final adventure of J. Jefferson Farjeon's Cockney tramp, Ben, where he witnesses a murder on a park bench and gets entangled in a thrilling, humorous mystery at Number 19, Billiter Road, continuing his series known for its...
''In Soft Garments'' by Ronald Knox is a collection of witty, profound, and insightful Catholic apologetics lectures given at Oxford, addressing common doubts and questions about faith, God's existence, the Church's role, and Christian living, presented in accessible,...
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