Historical Books

Jake's Fortune

Ray Comfort and Anna Jackson have crafted a compelling novel of mystery and romance that breathes with suspense and intrigue. Greed over gold, a cold-blooded...

tags: historical, historical fiction, christian fiction, christian

Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet: An Autobiography

Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet: An Autobiography

by Charles Kingsley

WITH A MEMOIR BY THOMAS HUGHES ESQ. Q.C.

tags: historical, victorian, classics

Palmetto Leaves

Palmetto Leaves

by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Written by the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, this work describes life in Florida in the latter half of the 19th century. Through simple stories of events and...

tags: nonfiction, historical, history, classics

Summa Theologiae: A Concise Translation

Summa Theologiae: A Concise Translation

by Thomas Aquinas

'Summa Theologiae' ranks among the greatest documents of the Christian Church, and is a landmark of medieval western thought."

tags: philosophy, religion, history, christianity, theology, christian, medieval, classics, nonfiction, historical

The Poet and the Pauper

The Poet and the Pauper

by George MacDonald

This special 2-in-1 value edition holds The Baronet's Song and The Shepherd's Castle. Both books tell the story of Wee Sir Gibbie, a mute orphan who...

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

Selected Writings

Selected Writings

by Thomas Carlyle

As a prophet and preacher, Carlyle was an important and controversial figure in nineteenth-century thought. Carlyle is best known for his impressionistic...

tags: philosophy, essays, history, victorian, literature, politics, writing, 19th century, classics, memoir, autobiography, nonfiction, historical

Adela Cathcart Volume 3

Adela Cathcart Volume 3

by George MacDonald

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books...

tags: historical, historical fiction

Canticle of the Sun (Calligrapher's Notebooks)

Canticle of the Sun (Calligrapher's Notebooks)

by Francis of Assisi

Between 1225 and 1226, in the last year of his life, Francis of Assisi composed his celebrated "Canticle of the Sun" (also known as the "Canticle of the...

tags: theology, historical, spirituality, philosophy, european literature, christianity, italian literature, religion, medieval, nonfiction, poetry, christian

Avenger of Blood: A Novel

Avenger of Blood: A Novel

In Avengers of BloodAvengers of Blood the dramatic conflict between historic Christianity and ancient heresies parallels the resurgence of Gnostic and pagan...

tags: historical, historical fiction, christian fiction

Caught in the Web: A Tale of Tudor Times

Caught in the Web: A Tale of Tudor Times

Following on from the success of the historical novel Under the Scaffold, Faith Cook has taken the content of her acclaimed biography of Lady Jane Grey and...

tags: historical, historical fiction

The Sword Of Wood

The Sword Of Wood

by G.K. Chesterton

tags: historical, historical fiction, fiction

Summa Contra Gentiles

Summa Contra Gentiles

by Thomas Aquinas

The Summa Contra Gentiles is not merely the only complete summary of Christian doctrine that St. Thomas has written, but also a creative and even revolutionary...

tags: philosophy, religion, christianity, theology, christian, medieval, historical, nonfiction, catholic

Treatise on Law: Summa Theologica, Questions 90-97

Treatise on Law: Summa Theologica, Questions 90-97

by Thomas Aquinas

St. Thomas's Summa theologiaeSumma theologiae is often compared to a medieval cathedral because of its sublime construction both as a work of logic and...

tags: philosophy, religion, school, theology, medieval, academic, law, nonfiction, historical

Johannes Tauler: Sermons

Johannes Tauler: Sermons

Promises to be one of the most important tools for the teaching of Western religious traditions. Bernard McGinn University of Chicago Divinity School Johannes...

tags: occult, philosophy, religion, spirituality, christianity, theology, christian, medieval, mysticism, historical, nonfiction, catholic

Bladys Of The Stewponey

Bladys Of The Stewponey

by Sabine Baring-Gould

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and...

tags: classics, historical fiction, historical, classic literature

Florence Nightingale - To Her Nurses (New Edition)

Florence Nightingale - To Her Nurses (New Edition)

by Florence Nightingale

A selection from miss Nightingale's addresses to probationers and nurses of the nightingale school at St. Thomases Hospital

tags: historical, victorian, nurses, nursing, history

Treatise on the Virtues

Treatise on the Virtues

by Thomas Aquinas

In his Treatise on the VirtuesTreatise on the Virtues, Aquinas discusses the character and function of habit; the essence, subject, cause, and meaning of...

tags: philosophy, religion, theology, medieval, historical

Two Tracts: Information to Those Who Would Remove to America. And, Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America. Second Edition.

Two Tracts: Information to Those Who Would Remove to America. And, Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America. Second Edition.

by Benjamin Franklin

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing...

tags: nonfiction, historical

St. George and St. Michael, Volume 1

St. George and St. Michael, Volume 1

by George MacDonald

St. George and St. MichaelSt. George and St. Michael is a little-known historical romance telling the story of a young couple who find themselves on opposing...

tags: historical, historical fiction, classics

The Treatise on Human Nature: Summa Theologiae 1a 75-89

The Treatise on Human Nature: Summa Theologiae 1a 75-89

by Thomas Aquinas

This series offers central philosophical treatises of Aquinas in new, state-of-the-art translations distinguished by their accuracy and use of clear and...

tags: philosophy, medieval, historical

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