Northanger Abbey
An all-time classic novel, the first completed by the pen of beloved authoress, .Jane Austen, follows the journey of Catherine Morland, as she navigates her way through genteel society of Bath, England, her suitors and marital prospects, her social connections and how she will find her place amongst the landed gentry.
More info →The Cobra’s Den: And Other Stories of Missionary Work Among the Telugus of India
This is the second book of missionary stories written by Jacob Chamberlain (1835-1908), a minister with the Reformed Church in America and medical doctor who served more than 40 years as a missionary to the Telugus of India. In this volume, sequel to "In the Tiger Jungle," he delves into the grim realities of working in a poverty-stricken tropical land filled with disease and ignorance, musing on the frustrations of trying to fund projects that could do so much good in a country under such opprea ssion. Most of his missionary endeavors on behalf of the Telugu people were based at Madanapalle, where he helped to build a hospital, church, and other institutions. Includes a biographical sketch of the author, by Henry Nitchie Cobb
More info →The Beasts of Ephesus
"THIS is a book that the times demand. The Beasts of Ephesus are still going about seeking whom they may devour. They change their form but not their natures. Every young person has to battle with these as did Paul. This book will enable them to discern the ravenous beasts even under the sheep's clothing and it will arm them for the fight with the panoply of God." -Francis E. Clark, Introduction
More info →Uncle Joe’s Stories: Illustrated
Uncle Joe’s Stories, by E.H. Knatchbull-Hugessen, M.P. (Routledge). We seem to remember that Mr. Knatchbull-Hugessen generally during the course of the year thinks that he will not write a Christmas-book, and ends by writing it. In the present condition of the Liberal party, it is perhaps as well that he should not cut himself off from being useful to his fellow-men. Uncle Joe is a teller of rhodomontade stories, who has never been further than to the other side of the Channel, but ho makes himself the hero of extraordinary adventures. The first of these “stories” is conceived in this spirit. “Uncle Joe” narrates a wonderful escape that he had from a hostile band of Indians, and his narrative is a pleasant caricature of the marvelous tales which are sometimes told of such adventures. We should say, indeed, that there is too much caricature and persiflage about these stories. We do not think that young people like it as well as their elders. They rather prefer to take things au grand adfieux, and when they listen to stories about giants, and dwarfs, and fairies, prefer that he who tells the tale should do it without his tongue in his cheek. Apart from this, “Uncle Joe’s Tales” are sufficiently clever and amusing. —The Spectator, December 21, 1878
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