Literature Books

The Lily of the Field and the Bird of the Air: Three Godly Discourses

The Lily of the Field and the Bird of the Air: Three Godly Discourses

by Soren Kierkegaard

A masterful new translation of one of Kierkegaard's most engaging worksA masterful new translation of one of Kierkegaard's most engaging worksIn the Sermon on...

tags: theology, 19th century, spirituality, philosophy, christianity, classics, religion, nonfiction, literature, christian

The Flying Inn

by G.K. Chesterton

An exuberant man as well as a prolific and gifted writer, G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936) was a man with very strong opinions — and extremely capable of defending...

tags: 20th century, humor, catholic, european literature, christianity, classics, novels, fantasy, fiction, literature, british literature, christian

In Defense of Sanity: The Best Essays of G.K. Chesterton

In Defense of Sanity: The Best Essays of G.K. Chesterton

by G.K. Chesterton

G.K. Chesterton was a master essayist. But reading his essays is not just an exercise in studying a literary form at its finest, it is an encounter with...

tags: theology, catholic, writing, faith, philosophy, essays, christianity, religion, nonfiction, literature, cultural

The New Organon

The New Organon

by Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon's New Organon, published in 1620, was revolutionary in its attempt to give formal philosophical shape to a new and rapidly emerging experimental...

tags: reference, academic, logic, school, philosophy, classics, science, empiricism, nonfiction, literature, history, 17th century

The Scandal of Father Brown

The Scandal of Father Brown

by G.K. Chesterton

Another collection of G.K. Chesterton's ingenious, thoughtful, and lyrically written mystery stories featuring the unassuming little priest who solves crimes...

tags: english literature, historical, cozy mystery, anthologies, historical fiction, classics, crime, short stories, fiction, literature, detective, mystery

السيد بروخارتشين

السيد بروخارتشين

by Fyodor Dostoevsky

tags: cultural, short stories, classics, literature, 19th century, russia, russian literature, fiction

The Allegory of Love: A Study in Medieval Tradition

The Allegory of Love: A Study in Medieval Tradition

Love is the commonest these of serious imaginative literature and is still generally regarded as anble and ennbling passion. Love has not always taken such...

tags: historical, poetry, christian, philosophy, classics, medieval, nonfiction, literature, history, criticism, literary criticism

شب‌های روشن و پنج داستان دیگر

شب‌های روشن و پنج داستان دیگر

by Fyodor Dostoevsky

داستانها: مردم فقیر، شبهای روشن، بزدل، صبور، یک اتفاق بسیار ناگوار، رویای یک مرد مضحک

tags: short stories, cultural, classics, literature, 19th century, philosophy, russia, russian literature, fiction

Fear and Trembling and The Sickness Unto Death

Fear and Trembling and The Sickness Unto Death

by Soren Kierkegaard

Walter Lowrie's classic, bestselling translation of Søren Kierkegaard's most important and popular books remains unmatched for its readability and literary...

tags: theology, danish, 19th century, spirituality, anthologies, philosophy, european literature, christianity, classics, collections, religion, nonfiction, literature

The Storm

by Frederick Buechner

This haunting novel, enriched by echoes of Shakespeare's The TempestThe Tempest and the Gospels, interweaves the themes of love, betrayal, and redemption as...

tags: contemporary, literature, spirituality, fiction

The Clumsiest People in Europe

The Clumsiest People in Europe

by F. L. Mortimer

A caustic, cranky, and inadvertently hilarious look at foreign countries and their customs by a Victorian woman who rarely left the house.No matter who your...

tags: humor, travel, historical, victorian, 19th century, european literature, society, culture, nonfiction, literature, history, british literature, cultural

Charles Dickens: A Critical Study

Charles Dickens: A Critical Study

by G.K. Chesterton

tags: english literature, british literature, writing, european literature, essays, classics, biography, nonfiction, literature, history, criticism, literary criticism

The Clumsiest People in Europe

The Clumsiest People in Europe

by Favell Lee Mortimer

A caustic, cranky, and inadvertently hilarious look at foreign countries and their customs by a Victorian woman who rarely left the house.No matter who your...

tags: humor, travel, historical, victorian, 19th century, european literature, society, culture, nonfiction, literature, history, british literature, cultural

Notes from Underground & The Grand Inquisitor

Notes from Underground & The Grand Inquisitor

by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Dostoevsky's influence on the modern literary mind is unrivalled in its scope and vitality. Nowhere does his art appear in so quintessential a form as in Notes...

tags: novels, cultural, religion, literary fiction, classics, literature, 19th century, philosophy, russia, russian literature, fiction

Cuentos

by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Los relatos del gran maestro ruso del siglo XIX. Esta colección de relatos intenta abarcar todo el período de actividad de Fiódor M. Dostoievski como escritor,...

tags: unfinished, short stories, cultural, classics, literature, 19th century, european literature, russia, russian literature, fiction

The Complete Poetry and Selected Prose

The Complete Poetry and Selected Prose

This Modern Library edition contains all of John Donne's great metaphysical love poetry. Here are such well-known songs and sonnets as "A Valediction:...

tags: theology, writing, anthologies, poetry, philosophy, european literature, essays, classics, religion, nonfiction, literature, british literature

Casanova in Love

Casanova in Love

by Andrew Miller

A seductive, witty, psychologically acute rendering of the extraordinary man who seduced and conquered his way into history.In this captivating novel, the...

tags: 20th century, historical, 18th century, italy, historical fiction, european literature, classics, novels, romance, fiction, literature, british literature, cultural

Donal Grant

by George MacDonald

The twelve novels MacDonald set in his homeland make frequent use of Scots dialogue, which has posed a problem for many would-be readers. This new edition of...

tags: historical, 19th century, historical fiction, classics, inspirational, romance, fiction, literature, mystery, gothic, christian fiction, christian

Favorite Father Brown Stories

Favorite Father Brown Stories

by G.K. Chesterton

Six well-plotted and suspenseful tales by the noted British critic, author and debunker extraordinaire feature the "little cleric from Essex" in "The Blue...

tags: academic, christian, school, european literature, classics, crime, short stories, fiction, literature, read for school, british literature, mystery

Unspoken Sermons: Series I, II, III

Unspoken Sermons: Series I, II, III

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: theology, spirituality, 19th century, writing, faith, christianity, essays, classics, religion, nonfiction, literature, christian

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