Classics Books

Westward Ho! or, the Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough

Westward Ho! or, the Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough

by Charles Kingsley

From the coral reefs of the Barbados to the great sea battle with the Spanish Armada, this vibrant novel captures the daring spirit of Elizabethan adventurers...

tags: historical, 19th century, victorian, academic, school, historical fiction, classics, adventure, fiction, literature, childrens

The Maiden's Bequest

The Maiden's Bequest

by George MacDonald

The seventh in the bestselling George MacDonald series. Some critics view it as MacDonald's best novel. A moving, inspiring story retold for today's reader.

tags: historical, historical fiction, classics, romance, fiction, christian fiction, christian

The Idea of a University

The Idea of a University

by John Henry Newman

The issues that John Henry Newman raised—the place of religion and moral values in the university setting, the competing claims of liberal and professional...

tags: theology, catholic, writing, academic, philosophy, christianity, education, classics, essays, religion, nonfiction

The Quest of the Historical Jesus

The Quest of the Historical Jesus

by Albert Schweitzer

In this broad survey of the efforts to establish, amend, or deny the historical Jesus, Albert Schweitzer presents the history of a debate about what mattered...

tags: theology, spirituality, new testament, christianity, classics, religion, biography, nonfiction, history, christian

A Writer's Diary

A Writer's Diary

by Fyodor Dostoevsky

The essential entries from Dostoevsky's complete DiaryDiary, called his boldest experiment in literary form, are now available in this abridged edition; it is...

tags: nonfiction, history, cultural, biography, diary, classics, language, literature, essays, writing, russia, russian literature

Some Fruits Of Solitude

Some Fruits Of Solitude

by William Penn

tags: self help, american, philosophy, classics, religion, nonfiction, literature, history

What I Saw in America

What I Saw in America

by G.K. Chesterton

Journalist, novelist, poet, artist and art critic, essayist, theologian, propagandist, philosopher, and creator of the wily old Father Brown - G. K. Chesterton...

tags: 20th century, travel, writing, catholic, politics, philosophy, essays, christianity, classics, nonfiction, literature, history, cultural

Six Books on the Priesthood

Six Books on the Priesthood

by John Chrysostom

The stylistic brilliance of this work demonstrates the appropriateness of St John's title, "the golden-mouthed, " and his gift for linking concrete observation...

tags: theology, spirituality, catholic, christianity, classics, church, religion, ecclesiology, church history, nonfiction, christian

The Laird's Inheritance

The Laird's Inheritance

by George MacDonald

Forced to live in poverty as his family's land is sold to pay their debts, Cosmo Warlock, a young Scot, learns the importance of a spiritual inheritance.

tags: historical, historical fiction, classics, fiction, literature, christian fiction, christian

The Tutor's First Love

The Tutor's First Love

by George MacDonald

Another classic love story retold for today's reader. Deep spiritual insights are artfully woven into the intriguing plot.

tags: historical, 19th century, literature, historical fiction, classics, young adult, scotland, inspirational, fiction, cultural, christian fiction, christian

The Best of Father Brown

The Best of Father Brown

by G.K. Chesterton

This Halcyon Classics ebook contains twenty-four Father Brown stories written by British author, philosopher, and Christian apologist G.K. Chesterton....

tags: academic, school, classics, crime, short stories, fiction, literature, detective, mystery

Life and Holiness

Life and Holiness

by Thomas Merton

In this succinct and readily accessible work, Thomas Merton, a Trappist monk, offers compelling thoughts on what it means to be holy in the face of the...

tags: religion, spirituality, christianity, theology, inspirational, christian, classics, faith, nonfiction, catholic

Human Happiness

Human Happiness

by Blaise Pascal

Created by the seventeenth-century philosopher and mathematician Pascal, the essays contained in Human HappinessHuman Happiness are a curiously optimistic look...

tags: french literature, writing, philosophy, european literature, essays, classics, religion, nonfiction

The Baron's Apprenticeship

The Baron's Apprenticeship

by George MacDonald

Sequel to Curate's Awakening and Lady's Confession.

tags: theology, historical, historical fiction, classics, religion, fiction, literature, christian fiction, christian

The Works of Anne Bradstreet

The Works of Anne Bradstreet

by Anne Bradstreet

Anne Bradstreet, the first true poet in the American colonies, wrote at a time and in a place where any literary creation was rare and difficult and that of a...

tags: feminism, american, american history, academic, literature, college, womens, classics, north american hi..., american classics, nonfiction, poetry, christian

The Musician's Quest

The Musician's Quest

by George MacDonald

Robert Falconer, who appears briefly in The Tutor's First Love, is the main character in this compelling story.

tags: historical, spirituality, 19th century, historical fiction, classics, music, fiction, literature, adult fiction, christian fiction, christian

Four Faultless Felons

Four Faultless Felons

by G.K. Chesterton

A series of four intertwined novellas whose central characters appear to be involved in murder, fraud, theft and treason. "Dazzling reading from cover to...

tags: literature, mystery, classics, fiction

Athanasius: The Life of Antony and the Letter to Marcellinus (Classics of Western Spirituality)

Athanasius: The Life of Antony and the Letter to Marcellinus (Classics of Western Spirituality)

Athanasius (c. 295-373) Bishop of Alexandria, spiritual master and theologian, was a major figure of 4th-century Christendom.Contents:Foreword -- Preface --...

tags: theology, spirituality, catholic, christianity, classics, church, religion, biography, church history, nonfiction, history

Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions and Death's Duel: With the Life of Dr. John Donne by Izaak Walton

Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions and Death's Duel: With the Life of Dr. John Donne by Izaak Walton

John Donne (1572-1631) is best known as the greatest English metaphysical poet. But there was another dimension to Donne's life and writing that, if less well...

tags: theology, writing, philosophy, essays, christianity, classics, religion, nonfiction, poetry, history, christian

A Kierkegaard Anthology

A Kierkegaard Anthology

by Soren Kierkegaard

This anthology covers the whole of Kierkegaard's literary career. The selections range from the terse epigrams of the JournalJournal through the famous -Diary...

tags: theology, danish, spirituality, anthologies, philosophy, european literature, classics, religion, nonfiction, history, christian

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