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Duino Elegies by Rainer Maria Rilke
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWe have a marvelous, almost legendary image of the circumstances in which the composition of this great poem began. Rainer Maria Rilke was staying at Duino Castle, on a rocky headland of the Adriatic Sea near Trieste. One morning he walked out onto the battlements and climbed down to where the cliffs dropped sharply to the sea... -
![The Complete Poems and Plays, 1909-1950 by T.S. Eliot]()
The Complete Poems and Plays, 1909-1950 by T.S. Eliot
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis omnibus collection includes all of the author’s early poetry as well as the Four Quartets, Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, and the plays Murder in the Cathedral, The Family Reunion, and The Cocktail Party...Categorized as:
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![The Complete Poems by John Keats]()
The Complete Poems by John Keats
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsCovering the entire output of an archetypal - and tragically short-lived - romantic genius, the Penguin Classics edition of The Complete Poems of John Keats is edited with an introduction and notes by John Barnard.Keats's first volume of poems, published in 1817, demonstrated both his belief in the consummate power of poetry and his liberal views... -
![The Dean's Watch by Elizabeth Goudge]()
The Dean's Watch by Elizabeth Goudge
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSet in a Cathedral city in the 1870s, a remote town dominated by the great cathedral and its formidable Dean Adam Ayscough, who holds a deep love for his parishioners and townspeople. But the craggy, homely old Dean, lived locked in by shyness... when an obscure watchmaker, the timid, fearful little Isaac Peabody, a genius of a clockmaker, strikes up an unlikely friendship with the Dean... -
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![The Norton Anthology of Poetry by Margaret Ferguson]()
The Norton Anthology of Poetry by Margaret Ferguson
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Fifth Edition retains the flexibility and breadth of selection that has defined this classic anthology, while improved and expanded editorial apparatus make it an even more useful teaching tool...Categorized as:
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![The Tomb: A Novel of Martha by Stephanie Landsem]()
The Tomb: A Novel of Martha by Stephanie Landsem
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this captivating retelling of a classic biblical story, Jesus shocks the town of Bethany with Lazarus’s resurrection from the dead, leading Martha—a seemingly perfect woman trapped by the secrets of her past—to hope and a new life. Everyone in Bethany admires Martha—the perfect Jewish woman... -
![The Rumor by Hannah Miller]()
The Rumor by Hannah Miller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEli Schrock’s life is pleasant enough. He likes his work as a farrier in his father’s smithy. He likes the girl he’s courting, Rebecca Hochstettler. Yet there is no passion for what he does or where he lives, and part of him yearns to see more of the world and get more of an education than the standard Amish eighth grade.When he meets Susanna Wittmer, though, everything changes... -
![Saltwick River Orphan: Historical Victorian Saga by Dolly Price]()
Saltwick River Orphan: Historical Victorian Saga by Dolly Price
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDrugged and supposedly drowned by the mother who should have loved her, 6-year-old Gwendoline is dredged from the Saltwick River. Poverty-stricken but rich in love Mr. and Mrs. Paul love the tiny child as their own until hard times and tragedy drive them to the workhouse... -
![Complete Poetry and Selected Prose by John Donne, John Hayward]()
Complete Poetry and Selected Prose by John Donne, John Hayward
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis Modern Library edition contains all of John Donne's great metaphysical love poetry. Here are such well-known songs and sonnets as "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning," "The Extasie," and "A Nocturnall Upon S. Lucies Day," along with the love elegies "Jealosie," "His Parting From Her," and "To His Mistris Going to Bed...Categorized as:
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![Poems and Prose by Gerard Manley Hopkins]()
Poems and Prose by Gerard Manley Hopkins
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCloser to Dylan Thomas than Matthew Arnold in his 'creative violence' and insistence on the sound of poetry, Gerard Manley Hopkins was no staid, conventional Victorian. On entering the Society of Jesus at the age of twenty-four, he burnt all his poetry and 'resolved to write no more, as not belonging to my profession, unless by the wishes of my superiors'...Categorized as:
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![Capturing the Cook by Kirsten Osbourne]()
Capturing the Cook by Kirsten Osbourne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen eighteen-year-old Ashleigh Steepleton loses her parents, she has nowhere to turn but to her male cousins, whom she has always looked to as brothers. She goes along with her cousins’ plan to move to California, hoping that life will be better there as her cousins believe it will be... -
![A Promised Tomorrow by Sylvia Price]()
A Promised Tomorrow by Sylvia Price
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Yoder Family Saga follows widow Miriam Yoder and her four unmarried daughters, Megan, Rebecca, Josephine, and Lillian, as they discover God’s plans for them and the hope He provides for a happy tomorrow. The Yoder women struggle to survive after Jeremiah Yoder succumbs to a battle with cancer. The family risks losing their farm and their livelihood... -
![The Christmas Pauper by Iris Cole]()
The Christmas Pauper by Iris Cole
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the early hours of Christmas eve, a young girl hides in doorways seeking refuge from the icy streets. But London is not kind to orphans and paupers and survival can exact an unthinkable price.On Christmas Eve in 1881, eight year old Luella Morris is suddenly and tragically alone in the world... -
![Stephen Archer, and Other Tales by George MacDonald]()
Stephen Archer, and Other Tales by George MacDonald
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings[...] STEPHEN ARCHER Stephen Archer was a stationer, bookseller, and newsmonger in one of the suburbs of London. The newspapers hung in a sort of rack at his door, as if for the convenience of the public to help themselves in passing. On his counter lay penny weeklies and books coming out in parts, amongst which the Family Herald was in force, and the London Journal not to be found...Categorized as:
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![The Collected Works of George MacDonald: The Complete Works PergamonMedia (Highlights of World Literature) by George MacDonald]()
The Collected Works of George MacDonald: The Complete Works PergamonMedia (Highlights of World Literature) by George MacDonald
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis comprehensive eBook presents the complete works or all the significant works - the Œuvre - of this famous and brilliant writer in one ebook - 28900 pages easy-to-read and easy-to-navigate: • The Princess and the Goblin• Phantastes: A Faerie Romance for Men and Women• Lilith: A Romance• The Princess and the Goblin• At the Back of the North Wind• The Light Princess• A Book of Strife in the... -
![The Lost Lass of Sheffield by Rosie Swan]()
The Lost Lass of Sheffield by Rosie Swan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll alone in the world, Amelia Baxter is forced to flee her childhood home. The world outside for an orphan teen on dark Victorian streets is not a kind one.Bradford Pikes has loved Amy since their first childhood games together, but now his sweetheart has disappeared and his love remains unspoken... -
![The Whitechapel Wife by Nell Harte]()
The Whitechapel Wife by Nell Harte
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSurviving in the seedy slums of Whitechapel was never going to be easy, but Ottalie never imagined she might face the hangman’s rope.*** FREE WITH KINDLE UNLIMITED***Ottalie Larcher is barely surviving. Forced into destitution with her two young children and wastrel husband, Ottlalie does whatever she can to keep her family fed and out of danger... -
![Faithful Daughter of Israel by Wanda Ann Thomas]()
Faithful Daughter of Israel by Wanda Ann Thomas
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe homeless outcast known as Cursed ANNA has spent her days avoiding the reproachful glances of her fellow Jerusalemites and her nights defending against the bitter cold and her growing hunger and fear. Her deepest desire is to find acceptance among her people. For that to happen she must live one more day, and one more day after that... -
![The Chesterton Reader: 21 Works in One Volume (Unexpurgated Edition) by G.K. Chesterton]()
The Chesterton Reader: 21 Works in One Volume (Unexpurgated Edition) by G.K. Chesterton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis Halcyon Classics ebook collection contains twenty-three works by British author, philosopher, and apologist G.K. Chesterton. Includes classics such as 'Orthodoxy,' 'Manalive,' and 'All Things Considered.' With active table of contents for easy navigation...Categorized as:
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![Gilgamesh: A New Translation of the Ancient Epic by Sophus Helle]()
Gilgamesh: A New Translation of the Ancient Epic by Sophus Helle
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA poem for the ages, freshly and accessibly translated by an international rising star, bringing together scholarly precision and poetic grace “Sophus Helle’s new translation . . . [is] a thrilling, enchanting, desperate thing to read.”—Nina MacLaughlin, Boston Globe “Looks to be the last word on this Babylonian masterpiece...Categorized as:
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![Joshua and the Shepherd by Joseph F. Girzone]()
Joshua and the Shepherd by Joseph F. Girzone
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWith simple and profound prose, Joseph Girzone bringing to light incredible insights into modern Christianity and adds to his bestselling series with the story of the revolutionary Joshua in a contemporary setting.It is the end of a bitter cold winter... -
![Wife of Chuza by Katrina D. Hamel]()
Wife of Chuza by Katrina D. Hamel
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHerod Antipas rules from his opulent palaces, but amid the hills and rural villages, Jesus of Nazareth proclaims a coming kingdom.The prophet has Joanna's unfaltering loyalty, but offering support is risky when she's under the suspicious eye of the tetrarch's jealous wife. Joanna and her husband Chuza must use their unique position to shield the prophet and allow him to gather his supporters... -
![Thomas Wingfold, Curate by George MacDonald]()
Thomas Wingfold, Curate by George MacDonald
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery... -
![The Complete English Poems by John Donne, A.J. Smith]()
The Complete English Poems by John Donne, A.J. Smith
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsYet it is only this century that Donne has been indisputably established as a great poet—and even, many feel, the greatest love poet of them all...Categorized as:
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![Poetry by John Donne]()
Poetry by John Donne
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsAbout the Series: No other series of classic texts equals the caliber of the Norton Critical Editions. Each volume combines the most authoritative text available with the comprehensive pedagogical apparatus necessary to appreciate the work fully...Categorized as:
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![Journey of the Shepherd Woman by Carlene Havel, Sharon Faucheux]()
Journey of the Shepherd Woman by Carlene Havel, Sharon Faucheux
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSaul of Tarsus instigates persecution against followers of the Way, forcing shepherds from Bethlehem to run for their lives. Taking only a few provisions, Channah and her family escape to the seaport of Joppa. From there, they hope to make their way to Ephesus where Channah’s husband grew up. However, travel is difficult and sometimes treacherous... -
![The Mansion by Henry Van Dyke]()
The Mansion by Henry Van Dyke
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThis collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them... -
![Daughter of China by C. Hope Flinchbaugh]()
Daughter of China by C. Hope Flinchbaugh
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTapping into her vast reservoir of knowledge about the persecuted church, author Hope Flinchbaugh has crafted a spellbinding first novel set in modern China. Nineteen-year-old Mai Lin has two serious handicaps in Chinese society-being born a girl, and worse, choosing to become a Christian. But she dreams of attending Shanghai University.Categorized as:
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![Mama's Bible: Historical Christian Romance by Mildred Colvin]()
Mama's Bible: Historical Christian Romance by Mildred Colvin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOregon Trail Series Book One: MAMA'S BIBLE Historical Christian Romance Also in the Oregon Trail series: Book Two: HOME'S PROMISE Book Three: LOVE'S FORGIVENESS Running from the Law. Leaving everything behind. What more is there to lose? Katie Donovan soon learns she has much to lose, but even more to gain on the long journey to Oregon in 1850. Two men vie for Katie's affection... -
![This Fragile Heart: A totally unmissable romantic historical love story by Kate Hewitt]()
This Fragile Heart: A totally unmissable romantic historical love story by Kate Hewitt
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings***Previously published as A Distant Shore.***“Isobel, you are not thinking clearly. You are not considering all you would be sacrificing, all you would endure! And to be the wife of a stranger…”1838, Boston: Once upon a time Isobel Moore was thought to be one of Boston’s most eligible young women. But, after a marriage proposal gone wrong, she is now at threat of being labelled a spinster... -
![Sound of the Trumpet by Grace Livingston Hill]()
Sound of the Trumpet by Grace Livingston Hill
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe first time beautiful, wealthy Lisle sees John, she knows she loves him...Categorized as:
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![The Temple: Sacred Poems and Private Ejaculations by George Herbert]()
The Temple: Sacred Poems and Private Ejaculations by George Herbert
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible... -
![The Governess by Lynette Rees]()
The Governess by Lynette Rees
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Clara's father, the local vicar, Reverend Albert Masters, passes away suddenly, the family are faced with moving from their home at the vicarage following Christmas that year. Not only that, but Clara is forced to seek employment to keep the family finances afloat. As someone who has taught for years at the Sunday School at St... -
![A Spider Thread by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa]()
A Spider Thread by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLet us suppose the Buddha Sakyamuni was taking a morning stroll in paradise one day and happened by a lotus pond whence the flowers shone brilliant white as jewels, their golden centers effusing an ineffable perfume everywhere thereabouts...Categorized as:
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![Songs of Kabir by Kabir]()
Songs of Kabir by Kabir
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"Songs of Kabir" is a 1915 book consisting of 100 poems of Kabir, the 15th-century Indian poet and mystic, translated to English by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore.A weaver by trade and a mystic by nature, the 15-century poet Kabir created timeless works of enlightenment that combine the philosophies of Sufism, Hinduism, and the Kabbala... -
![The Complete Poems and Major Prose by John Milton]()
The Complete Poems and Major Prose by John Milton
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFirst published by Odyssey Press in 1957, this classic edition provides Milton's poetry and major prose works, richly annotated, in a sturdy and affordable clothbound volume...Categorized as:
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![The Complete Poems by Samuel Taylor Coleridge]()
The Complete Poems by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 29 ratings‘O pure of heart! thou need’st not ask of me What this strong music in the soul may be!’ One of the major figures of English Romanticism, Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834) created works of remarkable diversity and imaginative genius...Categorized as:
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![The Complete Poetry by John Milton]()
The Complete Poetry by John Milton
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe first complete annotated edition of Milton's poetry available in a one-volume paperback. The text is established from original sources, with collations of all known manuscripts, chronology and verbal variants recorded. Works in Latin, Greek and Italian are included with new literal translations... -
![Inside, Outside by Herman Wouk]()
Inside, Outside by Herman Wouk
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom the world of faith to the world of show business, the theater of war to the theater of presidential politics, a novel traces one Jewish family's dramatic, often hilarious adventures on the way to the American dream. Reprint. NYT... -
![The Metaphysical Poets by Helen Gardner]()
The Metaphysical Poets by Helen Gardner
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn this important and influential anthology Dame Helen Gardner has collected together those seventeenth-century poets who, although never self-consciously a school, did possess in common certain features of argument and powerful persuasion which have come to be described as 'metaphysical'...Categorized as:
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![Maris by Grace Livingston Hill]()
Maris by Grace Livingston Hill
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn the eve of her brilliant society wedding, beautiful Maris must face the true meaning of love. Beautiful young Maris Mayberry is ecstatic over her upcoming marriage to wealthy Tilford Thorpe. Then disaster strikes - Maris's precious mother collapses and becomes dangerously ill... -
![According to the Pattern by Grace Livingston Hill]()
According to the Pattern by Grace Livingston Hill
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor generations, Grace Livingston Hill has been one of the most popular authors of inspirational romance. Find out for yourself why her stories continue to captivate readers of all ages. Grace Livingston Hill (1865-1947) has long been a favorite of readers who enjoy Christian fiction. Her books, generally set in the early 1900's, portray eternal truths in a way that readers of any age will enjoy...Categorized as:
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![Because of Stephen by Grace Livingston Hill]()
Because of Stephen by Grace Livingston Hill
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt's all wrapped and ready for you to open, this beautiful collection of three novels by the famed Grace Livingston Hill and one extra surprise from Grace's aunt, the inspiring novelist Isabella Alden. It's the gift you've always wanted - stories of strength and wisdom that will encourage you and enhance your own life today... -
![The Poems of Alexander Pope by Alexander Pope]()
The Poems of Alexander Pope by Alexander Pope
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA splendid presentation of Pope’s poems, excluding only his translations of Homer, this is the only one-volume edition that can lay claim to completeness and accuracy of text... -
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![The Heretic: A Novel of the Inquisition by Miguel Delibes]()
The Heretic: A Novel of the Inquisition by Miguel Delibes
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn what may well be the last great novel of one of contemporary world literature's most accomplished authors, Miguel Delibes takes us into the heart of sixteenth-century Spain... -
![Brendan by Frederick Buechner]()
Brendan by Frederick Buechner
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn acclaimed author interweaves history and legend to re-create the life of a complex man of faith fifteen hundred years ago. Winner of the 1987 Christianity and Literature Book Award for Belles-Lettres... -
![In the Image by Dara Horn]()
In the Image by Dara Horn
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA young woman's coming of age, a romantic love story, and a spiritual journey—each infused with the lessons of history.In the Image is an extraordinary first novel illuminated by spiritual exploration, one that remembers "a language, a literature, a held hand, an entire world lived and breathed in the image of God... -
![The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Vol. 1A: The Middle Ages by M.H. Abrams, Alfred David]()
The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Vol. 1A: The Middle Ages by M.H. Abrams, Alfred David
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWith adoptions at over 1,300 colleges and universities in its first semester; the Seventh Edition of The Norton Anthology of English Literature continues to be the indispensable anthology. Like its predecessors, the Seventh Edition offers the best in English literature from the classic to the contemporary in a readable, teachable format...Categorized as:
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![Job by Joseph Roth]()
Job by Joseph Roth
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMendel Singer, a modern day Job, goes through his trials in the ghettoes of Tsarist Russia, and on the unforgiving streets of New York. He loses his family, falls terribly ill, and is badly abused. He needs a miracle...Categorized as:
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![Gilgamesh: A New Rendering in English Verse by Unknown]()
Gilgamesh: A New Rendering in English Verse by Unknown
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA new verse rendering of the great epic of ancient Mesopotamia, one of the oldest works in Western Literature. Ferry makes Gilgamesh available in the kind of energetic and readable translation that Robert Fitzgerald and Richard Lattimore have provided for readers in their translations of Homer and Virgil...
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