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ReadMemoirs of the Dukes of Urbino, Volume 3 (of 3) Illustrating the Arms, Arts, and Literature of Italy, from 1440 To 1630
James Dennistoun
The first New Testament printed in English
The work presents itself as a comprehensive English rendering of the New Testament, beginning with a detailed…
ReadThe Witchcraft Delusion in Colonial Connecticut (1647-1697)
John M. Taylor
The work is a scholarly history of witchcraft accusations in Connecticut from 1647 to 1697, presented as a…
ReadMassacres of the South (1551-1815) Celebrated Crimes
Alexandre Dumas
The work is a sprawling chronicle of religious conflict in the French south, tracing the turbulent years from…
ReadAn Apology for the True Christian Divinity Being an explanation and vindication of the principles and doctrines of the people called Quakers
Robert Barclay
Robert Barclay’s work is an apologetic treatise defending the doctrines of the Society of Friends, commonly…
ReadThe Visigothic code: (Forum Judicum)
The work is a scholarly exposition of the Visigothic Code, presented as a three‑fold analysis, historical,…
ReadBohemia, from the earliest times to the fall of national independence in 1620 With a short summary of later events
C. Edmund Maurice
The work is a scholarly survey of Bohemian history from its earliest Slavic roots through the loss of…
ReadCuriosities of Superstition, and Sketches of Some Unrevealed Religions
W. H. Davenport Adams
The work is a nineteenth‑century ethnographic survey that treats superstition and obscure rites as objects of…
ReadA book of the west. Volume 2, Cornwall: being an introduction to Devon and Cornwall
S. Baring-Gould
ReadThe Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 42, 1670-1700 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 volume is a scholarly compilation of ecclesiastical and civil documents that trace the political,…
Harriet, the Moses of Her People
Sarah H. Bradford
The work is a biographical sketch of Harriet Tubman, presented as a tribute to the “Moses of her people.”…
ReadSt. Dionysius of Alexandria: Letters and Treatises
Dionysius, of Alexandria, Saint
The volume gathers the surviving letters of St. Dionysius of Alexandria together with two of his authentic…
Legends of the Madonna as Represented in the Fine Arts
Mrs. Jameson
The book is a scholarly survey of Marian iconography, assembled after the death of Mrs.
The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement
George Spring Merriam
The work is a nineteenth‑century historical study that treats the development of American slavery from its…
ReadThe suppressed Gospels and Epistles of the original New Testament of Jesus the Christ, Complete
William Wake
The work presents itself as a polemic‑driven compilation of the so‑called “Forbidden Books” that were…
Our Fathers Have Told Us Part I. The Bible of Amiens
John Ruskin
The work is a historical essay by John Ruskin that blends travel narrative, cultural commentary, and a modest…
ReadConstantine the Great: The reorganization of the Empire and the triumph of the Church
John B. Firth
John B. Firth’s work is a scholarly narrative of Constantine the Great’s reign, framed as a study of the…
ReadThe Story of the Battle Hymn of the Republic
Florence Howe Hall
The work is a historical memoir that intertwines the emergence of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” with the…
ReadA Righte Merrie Christmasse: The Story of Christ-Tide
John Ashton
History of Dogma, Volume 1
Adolf von Harnack
History of Dogma, Volume 1 is a scholarly survey of how Christian doctrinal formulations emerged from the…
ReadDealings with the Inquisition; Or, Papal Rome, Her Priests, and Her Jesuits
Giacinto Achilli
The work is a polemical memoir by Giacinto Achilli, a former prisoner of the Roman Inquisition, written…
ReadSelections from the Table Talk of Martin Luther
Martin Luther
This volume presents a carefully chosen portion of Martin Luther’s “Table‑Talk,” the informal conversations…
ReadThe Mayflower Compact
The Story of Assisi
Lina Duff Gordon
The Story of Assisi is a richly illustrated historical survey that traces the town’s evolution from its…