The Missionary Herald

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Category : Congregational churches
Languages : en
Pages : 616

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Vols. for 1828-1934 contain the Proceedings at large of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.

The Missionary Herald

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Category : Congregational churches
Languages : en
Pages : 616

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Vols. for 1828-1934 contain the Proceedings at large of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.

Raising the Standard

Raising the Standard PDF Author: Wayne J. Edwards
Publisher: Xulon Press
ISBN: 1597814725
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 198

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Edwards provides a critical analysis of the contemporary church movement and its impact upon the church regarding worship, witness, and respect for God's Word. (Christian)

The Book of Wallace

The Book of Wallace PDF Author: Charles Rogers
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Languages : en
Pages : 372

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My Memoirs (1802 to 1833)

My Memoirs (1802 to 1833) PDF Author: Alexandre Dumas
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465593535
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 4782

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There is no real biography of Alexandre Dumas. Nobody has collected and sifted all his correspondence, tracked his every movement, and pursued him through newspapers and legal documents. Letters and other papers (if they have been preserved) should be as abundant in the case of Dumas as they are scanty in the case of Molière. But they are left to the dust of unsearched offices; and it is curious that in France so little has been systematically written about her most popular if not her greatest novelist. Many treatises on one or other point in the life and work of Dumas exist, but there is nothing like Boswell's Johnson or Lockhart's Scott. TheMémoires by the novelist himself cover only part of his career, Les Enfances Dumas; and they bear the same resemblance to a serious conscientious autobiography as Vingt Ans Après bears to Mr. Gardiner's History of England. They contain facts, indeed, but facts beheld through the radiant prismatic fancy of the author, who, if he had a good story to tell, dressed it up "with a cocked hat and a sword," as was the manner of an earlier novelist. The volumes of travel, and the delightful work on Dumas's domestic menagerie,Mes Bêtes, also contain personal confessions, as does the novel, Ange Pitou, with the Causeries, and other books. Fortunately Dumas wrote most about his early life, and the early life of most people is more interesting than the records of their later years. In its limitation to his years of youth, the Mémoires of Dumas resemble that equally delightful book, the long autobiographical fragment by George Sand. Both may contain much Dichtung as well as Wahrheit: at least we see the youth of the great novelists as they liked to see it themselves. The Mémoires, with Mes Bêtes, possess this advantage over most of the books, that the most crabbed critic cannot say that Dumas did not write them himself. In these works, certainly, he was unaided by Maquet or any other collaborator. They are all his own, and the essential point of note is that they display all the humour, the goodness of heart, the overflowing joy in life, which make the charm of the novels. Here, unmixed, unadulterated, we have that essence of Dumas with which he transfigured the tame "copy" drawn up by Maquet and others under his direction. He told them where to find their historical materials, he gave them the leading ideas of the plot, told them how to block out the chapters, and then he took these chapters and infused into them his own spirit, the spirit which, in its pure shape, pervades every page of the Mémoires. They demonstrate that, while he received mechanical aid from collaborators, took from their hands the dry bones of his romances, it was he who made the dry bones live. He is now d'Artagnan, now Athos, now Gorenflot, now Chicot,—all these and many other personages are mere aspects of the immortal, the creative Alexandre.

Marius' Mules II

Marius' Mules II PDF Author: S.J.A. Turney
Publisher: Victrix Books
ISBN: 1907986154
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 252

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Marius' Mules II: The Belgae. 57BC. The fearsome Belgae have gathered a great army to oppose Rome, and Fronto and the legions assemble once more to take Caesar's war against the most dangerous tribes in the northern world. While the legions battle the Celts in the fiercest war of Caesar's career, the plots and conspiracies against him, both at Rome and among his own army, become ever deeper and more dangerous.

Vikings at War

Vikings at War PDF Author: Kim Hjardar
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1612004547
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 401

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An illustrated guide to Viking warfare from strategy and weapons to culture and tradition: “a very excellent introduction to the Viking age as a whole” (Justin Pollard, historical consultant for the Amazon television series Vikings). From the time when sailing was first introduced to Scandinavia, Vikings reached virtually every corner of Europe and even America with their raids and conquests. Wherever Viking ships roamed, enormous suffering followed in their wake, but the encounters between cultures also brought immense change to both European and Nordic societies. In Vikings at War, historian Kim Hjardar presents a comprehensive overview of Viking weapons technology, military traditions and tactics, offensive and defensive strategies, fortifications, ships, and command structure. The most crucial element of the Viking’s success was their strategy of arriving by sea, attacking with great force, and withdrawing quickly. In their militarized society, honor was everything, and ruining one’s posthumous reputation was considered worse than death itself. Vikings at War features more than 380 color illustrations, including beautiful reconstruction drawings, maps, cross-section drawings of ships, line-drawings of fortifications, battle plan reconstructions, and photos of surviving artifacts, including weapons and jewelry. Winner of Norway’s Saga Prize, Vikings at War is now available in English with this new translation. “A magnificent piece of work [that] I’d recommend to anyone with an interest in the Viking period.” —Justin Pollard, historical consultant for the Amazon television series Vikings

Memoir and Memorials: Elisha Franklin Paxton, Brigadier-general, C. S. A.

Memoir and Memorials: Elisha Franklin Paxton, Brigadier-general, C. S. A. PDF Author: Elisha Franklin Paxton
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Category : Generals
Languages : en
Pages : 158

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Falling Sky

Falling Sky PDF Author: Harry Sidebottom
Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre Ltd.
ISBN: 1838778047
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 295

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The thrilling new historical adventure in the Warrior of Rome series from Sunday Times bestseller Harry Sidebottom. *** 'What Bernard Cornwell is to the Napoleonic Wars, Harry Sidebottom is to Roman legions: unassailable' - THE TIMES *** _________________________________ AD 265, Gaul - The Roman Empire is on the brink. Emperor Gallienus has amassed a huge army across the Alps to seize back the mountains from the usurper Postumus. War has come. Ballista and his cavalry are on the frontline, battling in the most brutal of conditions. But if he is to survive the campaign and finally retire to his beloved Sicily, it's not just the battlefield he needs to navigate. As he and Praetorian Prefect Volusianus lay siege to Postumus' armies, it becomes clear the greatest threat to Ballista's life might just come from within his ranks. After all, Volusianus has shown he will go to any distance for his own ends. Is Ballista just another pawn in his game? _________________________________ Praise for Harry Sidebottom's historical novels: 'An extraordinarily vivid take on the ancient world' - EVENING STANDARD 'Explosive action and knuckle-whitening drama' - GUARDIAN 'The best sort of red-blooded historical fiction' - ANDREW TAYLOR 'More twists and turns than the Tiber itself' - RORY CLEMENTS 'Sidebottom's prose blazes with searing scholarship' - THE TIMES 'Relentless, brutal, brilliant' - BEN KANE 'A storming triumph' - DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Epic' - MARY BEARD

Proceedings of the ... Annual Session of the Michigan State Grange of Patrons of Husbandry

Proceedings of the ... Annual Session of the Michigan State Grange of Patrons of Husbandry PDF Author: Michigan State Grange
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 86

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English for Coming Americans

English for Coming Americans PDF Author: Peter Roberts
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 190

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