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Essays on Things
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William Lyon Phelps
William Lyon Phelps was founder of the Pundits, a secret society at Yale, noted for its collection of the wittiest and most erudite students…
A Battle of the Books
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Gail Hamilton
"When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for an author to dissolve the bands which have connected him with his publis…
Cunning Workmen
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Pansy
Miss Cora Parkhurst is an irresponsible and flighty Sunday school teacher for a group of young ladies. She has simply no time to prepare the…
Opening a Chestnut Burr
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Edward P. Roe
Walter Gregory is a gentleman whose health is broken down by the stress of Wall Street and the consequences of his fast lifestyle. Disillusi…
Curiosities of Olden Times
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Sabine Baring-Gould
This book is a collection of 17 gems of random knowledge, such as what women are made of and the philosopher's stone, written in Baring-Goul…
The Vicar of Wrexhill
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Frances Milton Trollope
A villainous vicar insinuates himself into the life of a wealthy but foolish widow, ruining the fortunes and happiness of her three children…
According to the Pattern
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Grace Livingston Hill
Miriam Winthrop doesn't know what to do when she realizes her beloved husband Claude, the father of her children, has become infatuated with…
The Legacy of Cain
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Wilkie Collins
Eunice and Helena are sisters brought up by their father, the Reverend Abel Gracedieu. They grow up quietly and happily, until some dark sec…
My Little Book of Prayer
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Muriel Strode
A number of what we might call epigrams concerning one's will, determination, spirituality, and other foci of interest. - Summary by KevinS
The Annals of Ann
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Kate Trimble Sharber
As the only “surviving” child of her parents, Ann is considered by close friends and family to be an overly indulged child. Some say she is …
Briarwood Girls
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Julia Lestarjette Glover
Kindred Spirits return for their Sophomore year at Briarwood College. There's a new girl who upsets the status quo. (Introduction by Linda V…
2022-11-13 Sermon: Gravity. Greed. Grace
Rev Stephen H. Phelps
Twenty Third Sunday after Pentecost; Sermon based on Isaiah 65:17-25 and Matthew 5:38-48. Preached at The First Presbyterian Church of Brook…
The Evacuation of England: The Twist in the Gulf Stream
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Louis Pope Gratacap
This book is ostensibly about a theoretical catastrophic geologic event. It turns into a meditation on what it means to be an English person…
A Plague Of Goodness By Wally K. Daly
A Plague of Goodness By Wally K. Daly An American evangelist's message is having a devastating effect in the United States. He asks t…