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A luminous gathering of timeless tales, refreshed for today's readers. A doorway into faith, morals, and human striving told through a quiet, enduring voice. Philip P. Wells' Bible Stories And Religious Classics collects a rich array of religious stories-biblical stories anthology... Read Full Overview

Book Excerpt: sleep, which was no dream, but as is supposed in an extasy or ina trance; in which was showed to him the celestial court. Wherefore whenhe awoke he prophesied of the conjunction of Christ to his church, andof the flood that was to come, and of the doom and destruction... Read Full Overview

NEW PRINT WITH PROFESSIONAL TYPE-SET IN CONTRAST TO SCANNED PRINTS OFFERED BY OTHERS Bible Stories And Religious Classics: With An Introduction By Anson Phelps Stokes, Jr. This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair... Read Full Overview

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This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

THE LIFE OF ADAM HERE BEGINNETH THE HISTORY OF NOAH THE RAINBOW HERE FOLLOWETH THE LIFE OF ABRAHAM HERE BEGINNETH THE LIFE OF ISAAC HERE BEGINNETH THE HISTORY OF JOSEPH AND HIS BRETHREN HERE NEXT FOLLOWETH THE HISTORY OF MOSES THE BURIAL OF MOSES THE HISTORY OF JOSHUA THE HISTORY... Read Full Overview

But from Newbery's day to this year of our Lord nineteen hundred and three is a very long jump in what we may call the evolution of juvenile literature, for the preparation of reading matter for young people seems now almost to have reached its climax. There is one field, however,... Read Full Overview