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Funeral Orations

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Gregory Of Nazianzus


Gregory the Theologian, also known as Gregory Nazianzen (which name also refers to his father,) was a 4th-century Archbishop of Constantinop…

Saints and Heroes Since the Middle Ages Volume 2

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George Hodges


In this second volume, Hodges uses stories of the lives of fourteen well-known saints and heroes of the faith to continue the history of the…

Bible (ASV) 35: Habakkuk

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American Standard Version


Practically nothing is known about Habakkuk's personal history, except for what can be inferred from the text of his book, which consists of…

Epitome of the Formula of Concord

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Jakob Andreae


Formula of Concord (1577) is an authoritative Lutheran statement of faith (called a confession, creed, or "symbol") that, in its t…

The Revelation of Baha-ullah in a Sequence of Four Lessons

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Isabella Matilda Davis Brittingham


Isabella Matilda Davis Brittingham was a significant early American Bahá'í and was posthumously designated by Shoghi Effendi a…

Bible (ASV) 21: Ecclesiastes (version 2)

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American Standard Version


"Ecclesiastes is a wisdom book of the Old Testament. The author represents himself as the son of David, and king over Israel in Jerusal…

Bible (KJV) 00: Preface

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King James Version


The preface to the KJV Bible is fitting to read, as it reminds contemporary readers of the transitory nature of all Bible translations. The …

Bible (ASV) 30: Amos

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American Standard Version


"The Book of Amos is one of the books of the Nevi'im (Hebrew: "prophets") and of the Christian Old Testament. Amos is one of …

Bible (ASV) 17: Esther

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American Standard Version


The book commences with a feast organized by Ahasuerus, initially for his court and dignitaries and afterwards for all inhabitants of Shusha…

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 015

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Various


A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were independently…

Hurlbut's Story of the Bible Part 7

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Jesse Lyman Hurlbut


Some years ago, the editor of an English magazine sent a communication to "the hundred greatest men in Great Britain" asking them …

The Higher Pantheism

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson


LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of The Higher Pantheism by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. This was the Weekly Poetry project for Septemb…

Arabic Language Learning Collection, Vol. 001

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Various


This is a collection of chapters and sections from materials designed to teach the Arabic language, as well as reference materials related t…

Bible (ASV) 28: Hosea

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American Standard Version


Hosea was the son of Beeri and a prophet in Israel in the 8th century BCE. He is one of the Twelve Prophets of the Jewish Hebrew Bible, also…

The Curious Lore of Precious Stones

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George Frederick Kunz


Full title is "The Curious Lore of Precious Stones, being a description of their sentiments and folklore, superstitions, symbolism, mys…

The Reaper And The Flowers

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow


LibriVox volunteers bring you 25 recordings of The Reaper And The Flowers by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. This was the Fortnightly Poetry pro…

Bible (ASV) NT 26: Epistle of Jude

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American Standard Version


The epistle is titled as written by "Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James" NIV. If taken literally this means th…

Knight of Molokai

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Eva K. Betz


Hurricane! Volcano eruptions and fire! Leprosy! Nothing deterred Father Damien from doing the work to which he had been called. Outstandingl…

Myths And Legends Of British North America

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Katharine Berry Judson


[The Native American] story tellers of the camp related, with dramatic gestures, stories of the Days of the Grandfathers, in the beginning o…

Just For Juniors: Little Talks to Little Folks

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Rev. Gerald T. Brennan


This fourth addition to Father Brennan's delightful series of "Angel Food" story books brings twenty-eight more tales which, while…

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