This is the second of five books of short stories about G. K. Chesterton’s fictional detective, first published in 1914. Father Brown is a short, nond...
The Faith of Our Fathers: a Plain Exposition and Vindication of the Church Founded by Our Lord Jesus Christ is a book by archbishop James Gibbons whic...
The story is set in 13th century England and concerns the fictional outlaw Norman of Torn, who purportedly harried the country during the power strugg...
Quatermain visits Lord Randall, two foreigners come asking for Macumazana—that is, asking for Allan Quatermain by the name he used among the Africans....
In this book, Walter W. Bryant traces the history of astronomy through the ages. We start at the very beginning, where astronomy was an occupation of...
The Valley of the Squinting Shadows was the author's first novel and proved controversial. In it, he tells a realistic tale of life in a small Irish t...
Willy Brown and his friend, Joseph, an orphan, are taken aboard the ship "St. George," but their wicked uncle plans a shipwreck onto a cannibal island...
It is a religious treatise that explores the fundamental principles of the Catholic faith. Written in the 19th century, this book provides a comprehen...
A firsthand account of the Civil War from a unique perspective: that of a priest and physician who served as a chaplain in the Confederate Army.
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In the tranquil embrace of a secluded monastery, a revered priest and his disciples embark on a profound exploration of faith, the human condition, an...
