David Barnes
The Canterville Ghost
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Oscar Wilde
The American Minister and his family have bought the English stately home Canterville Chase, complete with the ghost of Sir Simon de Canterv…
China and the Chinese
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Herbert Allen Giles
Herbert Allen Giles (1845-1935) spent several years as a diplomat in China and in 1897 was appointed Cambridge University’s second professor…
The Riot Act
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Parliament Of The United Kingdom Of Great Britain
The Riot Act was passed by the British Parliament in 1714, the first year of the reign of George I, and came into effect in August 1715. Thi…
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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Robert Louis Stevenson
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a novella by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, first published in 1886. London lawyer…
Three Short Works
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Gustave Flaubert
Here is a collection of strikingly different pieces by Flaubert: a prose poem in the voices of Death, Satan and Nero; the trials and apotheo…
The Metamorphosis
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Franz Kafka
The Metamorphosis (in German, Die Verwandlung, "The Transformation") is a novella by Franz Kafka, first published in 1915, and arg…
The Imitation of Christ
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Thomas à Kempis and Thomas À Kempis
The Imitation of Christ is widely considered one of the greatest manuals of devotion in Christianity. The life of Christ is presented as the…
Selected Poems of John Clare, Volume 1
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John Clare
John Clare (1793 - 1864) was a farm labourer in the village of Helpstone, Northamptonshire, who became arguably England’s greatest nature po…
Selected Poems of John Clare, Volume 2
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John Clare
John Clare (1793 - 1864) was a farm labourer in the village of Helpstone, Northamptonshire, who became arguably England's greatest nature po…
Revelations of Divine Love
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Julian Of Norwich
Julian of Norwich (c. November 8, 1342 – c. 1416) is considered to be one of the greatest English mystics. Little is known of her life aside…
Indian Frontier Policy, an Historical Sketch
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General Sir John Miller Adye
"The subject of our policy on the North-West frontier of India is one of great importance, as affecting the general welfare of our East…
Selection from The Temple
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George Herbert
George Herbert (April 3, 1593 – March 1, 1633) was a Welsh poet, orator and a priest. Throughout his life he wrote religious poems character…
The Club of Queer Trades
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G. K. Chesterton
A collection of six wonderfully quirky detective stories, featuring the 'mystic' former judge Basil Grant. Each story reveals a practitioner…
Holy Sonnets
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John Donne
John Donne (1572 – March 31, 1631) was a Jacobean poet and preacher, representative of the metaphysical poets of the period. His works, nota…
Miscellaneous Pieces
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John Bunyan
John Bunyan (November 28, 1628 – August 31, 1688), a Christian writer and preacher, was born at Harrowden (one mile south-east of Bedford), …
What I Believe
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Leo Tolstoy
"The inner working of my soul, which I wish to speak of here, was not the result of a methodical investigation of doctrinal theology, o…
Union and Communion - or Thoughts on the Song of Solomon
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J. Hudson Taylor
This little book, whose design is to lead the devout Bible student into the Green Pastures of the Good Shepherd, thence to the Banqueting Ho…
On Union with God
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Blessed Albert The Great
Surely the most deeply-rooted need of the human soul, its purest aspiration, is for the closest possible union with God. As one turns over t…
Answers to Prayer, from George Müller's Narratives
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George Müller
Mr. Brooks, in this compilation, has endeavored to select those incidents and practical remarks from Mr. Müller's Narratives, that show…
Quiet Talks on Prayer
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S. D. Gordon
An open life, an open hand, open upward, is the pipe line of communication between the heart of God and this poor befooled old world. Our pr…
Bethink Yourselves!
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Leo Tolstoy
As Russia goes to war against Japan, Tolstoy urges those at all levels of society, from the Tsar down to the common soldier, to consider the…
The Cloud of Unknowing
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Anonymoustranslated Byevelyn Underhill and William James Mcglothlin
The Cloud of Unknowing (Middle English: The Cloude of Unknowyng) is an anonymous work of Christian mysticism written in Middle English in th…