Christianity - Biographies
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
The Lives of the Fathers of the Eastern Deserts; or The Wonders of God in the W…
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Richard Challoner
Enlightening, profitable, edifying, inspiring – a few words to describe this collection of lives and sayings of the Desert Fathers and Mothe…
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 …
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…
Deeper Experiences of Famous Christians
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James Gilchrist Lawson
J. GIlchrist Lawson was an American Baptist evangelist and prohibitionist who was also active as an author and editor. This book has been o…
A Breviate of the Life of Margaret Baxter
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Richard Baxter
A breviate of the life of Margaret, the daughter of Francis Charlton, of apply in Shropshire, esq. and wife of Richard Baxter. For the use o…
The History of St. Dominic: Founder of the Friars Preachers
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Augusta Theodosia Drane
"The Saint who ‘studied only in the book of charity,’ who was ‘the lover of souls,’ because he was ‘the friend of Jesus Christ,’ who is…
Indian Converts of Martha's Vineyard, in New-England
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Experience Mayhew
This work is actually two "essays" which circulated together, one addended to the other. The first, Indian converts: or, Some acco…
The Autobiography of Charles H. Spurgeon, Volume 1
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Charles H. Spurgeon
Compiled from his Diary, Letters, and Records by His Wife and Private Secretary.Volume 1: 1834-1854 - Summary from Title Page
From Baca to Beulah
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Jennie Smith
Sequel to The Valley of Baca. This continues the personal account of Jennie Smith, who spent more than 20 years in pain, unable to walk, and…
Twenty Years on Horseback; or, Itinerating in West Virginia
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William Marion Weekley
William Weekley was graduate of Asbury Seminary, Wilmore, Kentucky, and a bishop in the Church of the United Brethren in Christ. From the au…
The Life and Glories of St. Joseph
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Edward Healy Thompson
A wonderful work on the life of St. Joseph, the true husband of the Virgin Mary, and foster-father of Jesus Christ. - Summary by Mozartjr
A Token for Children
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James Janeway
Some of you have had the privilege to carry in your bosoms some of those . . . unfledged angels sent here but for a little while and then ca…
Life of Luther (Version 2)
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Gustav A. Just
A short biography of Martin Luther, by Gustav Just, who taught at Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran School, St. Louis.Martin Luther (1483-1546)…