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Cover of The International Magazine, Volume 4, No. 5, December 1851

The International Magazine, Volume 4, No. 5, December 1851

Various

The International Magazine, Volume 4, No. 5 (December 1851) is a nineteenth‑century periodical that assembles…

Cover of The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898—Volume 39 of 55, 1683-1690
 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of The Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898—Volume 39 of 55, 1683-1690 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of The Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century

This volume is a meticulously compiled anthology of primary sources that illuminate the Philippines between…

The Customs of Old England

The Customs of Old England

F. J. Snell

The work is a modestly sized scholarly survey of English customs from the Norman conquest to the late…

The Mysteries of Free Masonry Containing All the Degrees of the Order Conferred in a Master's Lodge

The Mysteries of Free Masonry Containing All the Degrees of the Order Conferred in a Master's Lodge

William Morgan

The work is a nineteenth‑century exposé of American Freemasonry, presented as a comprehensive manual of the…

Cover of The Lives of the Saints, Volume 01 (of 16): January

The Lives of the Saints, Volume 01 (of 16): January

S. Baring-Gould

The work is a scholarly compendium of Christian saints, arranged by the calendar month of January.

Cover of St. Paul's Epistles to the Colossians and Philemon
 A revised text with introductions, notes and dissertations

St. Paul's Epistles to the Colossians and Philemon A revised text with introductions, notes and dissertations

J. B. Lightfoot

This work is a scholarly edition of the New‑Testament letters to the Colossians and to Philemon, prepared by…

Cover of Bartholomew de Las Casas; His Life, Apostolate, and Writings

Bartholomew de Las Casas; His Life, Apostolate, and Writings

Francis Augustus MacNutt

The work is a scholarly biography of Bartolomé de las Casas, the 16th‑century Dominican friar who championed…

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10

The volume is a sweeping survey of mid‑sixteenth‑century European turmoil, beginning with the accession of…

Cover of Memorials of Human Superstition
 being a paraphrase and commentary on the Historia Flagellantium of the Abbé Boileau, Doctor of the Sorbonne

Memorials of Human Superstition being a paraphrase and commentary on the Historia Flagellantium of the Abbé Boileau, Doctor of the Sorbonne

Jean Louis de Lolme

The work is a scholarly paraphrase and commentary on the Abbé Boileau’s twelve‑volume Historia Flagellantium,…

The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time

The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time

James J. Walsh

James J. Walsh’s The Popes and Science is a scholarly survey that challenges the long‑standing myth of papal…

Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland

Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland

W. H. Davenport Adams

The work is a scholarly survey of the development of magic, alchemy, and witch‑craft in England and Scotland,…

Cover of The Trial of Jesus from a Lawyer's Standpoint, Vol. 2 (of 2)
 The Roman Trial

The Trial of Jesus from a Lawyer's Standpoint, Vol. 2 (of 2) The Roman Trial

Walter M. Chandler

The work is a scholarly legal study that treats the Roman trial of Jesus as a distinct episode from the more…

Cover of Forerunners and rivals of Christianity: being studies in religious history from 330 B.C. to 330 A.D., Vol. 2 (of 2)

Forerunners and rivals of Christianity: being studies in religious history from 330 B.C. to 330 A.D., Vol. 2 (of 2)

Francis Legge

This work is a scholarly survey of the religious landscape that surrounded early Christianity, tracing the…

Cover of History of the Jews, Vol. 2 (of 6)

History of the Jews, Vol. 2 (of 6)

Heinrich Graetz

History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Vol. II.

History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Vol. II.

James Anthony Froude

Cover of Bradford's history of the Plymouth settlement, 1608-1650
 Rendered into modern English by Harold Paget

Bradford's history of the Plymouth settlement, 1608-1650 Rendered into modern English by Harold Paget

William Bradford

Bradford’s History of the Plymouth Settlement, 1608‑1650 is a first‑hand chronicle by Governor William…

Cover of The Mosaic History of the Creation of the World
 Illustrated by Discoveries and Experiments Derived from the Present Enlightened State of Science; With Reflections, Intended to Promote Vital and Practical Religion

The Mosaic History of the Creation of the World Illustrated by Discoveries and Experiments Derived from the Present Enlightened State of Science; With Reflections, Intended to Promote Vital and Practical Religion

Thomas Wood

The work is a theological‑scientific treatise that seeks to reconcile the Mosaic account of creation with the…

How Jerusalem Was Won Being the Record of Allenby's Campaign in Palestine

How Jerusalem Was Won Being the Record of Allenby's Campaign in Palestine

W. T. Massey

The work is a contemporary military narrative by W. T. Massey, written in April 1919, that records the…

Cover of Mythology among the Hebrews and Its Historical Development

Mythology among the Hebrews and Its Historical Development

Ignác Goldziher

The work is a scholarly treatise by Ignác Goldziher, a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, on the…

Cover of The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints, Vol. 7. July

The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints, Vol. 7. July

Alban Butler

The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints, Vol.

Cover of Byways in British Archaeology

Byways in British Archaeology

Walter Johnson

Byways in British Archaeology is a scholarly survey of the lingering traces of pre‑Christian belief in the…

Six Discourses on the Miracles of Our Saviour, and Defences of His Discourses

Six Discourses on the Miracles of Our Saviour, and Defences of His Discourses

Thomas Woolston

Thomas Woolston’s work is a polemical treatise that opens with a personal appeal to a bishop, defending…

Cover of History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 2

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 2

Edward Gibbon

The second volume of Edward Gibbon’s monumental History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire continues…

Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Ullah and Abdul Baha

Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Ullah and Abdul Baha

Samuel Graham Wilson

The work is a polemical study of the Bahá’í Faith written by Samuel Graham Wilson, a long‑time resident of…