The City Of God Royal Collectors Edition Case Laminate Hardcover With Jacket

Author : Saint Augustine
Publisher : Royal Classics
ISBN 13 : 9781774760789
Total Pages : 1016 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The City of God (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) written by Saint Augustine and published by Royal Classics. This book was released on 2020-12-29 with total page 1016 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The City of God is a book of Christian philosophy presenting human history as a conflict between what Augustine calls the Earthly City and the City of God-a conflict that is destined to end in victory for the latter. The City of God is marked by people who forego earthly pleasure to dedicate themselves to the eternal truths of God, now revealed fully in the Christian faith. The Earthly City, on the other hand, consists of people who have immersed themselves in the cares and pleasures of the present, passing world. The City of God was written in response to allegations that Christianity brought about the decline of Rome. It is considered one of Augustine's most important works, standing alongside The Confessions, The Enchiridion, On Christian Doctrine, and On the Trinity. As a work of one of the most influential Church Fathers, The City of God is a cornerstone of Western thought, presenting many profound questions of theology, such as the suffering of the righteous, the existence of evil, the conflict between free will and divine omniscience, and the doctrine of original sin. This case laminate collector's edition includes a Victorian inspired dust-jacket.

Author : Herman Melville
Publisher : Royal Classics
ISBN 13 : 9781774761069
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Billy Budd, Sailor (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) written by Herman Melville and published by Royal Classics. This book was released on 2021-01-17 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1797, Billy Budd is forced into service aboard the HMS Bellipotent. After arousing the antagonism of the ship's master-at-arms, truth and justice are intertwined in a moral dilemma that will decide Billy's very fate.

Author : William Makepeace Thackeray
Publisher : Royal Classics
ISBN 13 : 9781774766545
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vanity Fair (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) written by William Makepeace Thackeray and published by Royal Classics. This book was released on 2022-12-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vanity Fair follows the lives of Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley amid their friends and families during and after the Napoleonic Wars. The two women are ostensibly friends, who are always in opposition to one another: when Amelia falls into a crisis, Becky is moving in the highest circles of society. When Amelia comes into luck, Becky's fortunes plummet. Throughout the novel, Amelia yearns for love, while Becky fights her way up the social ladder. Vanity Fair reflects Thackeray's interest in deconstructing his era's conventions regarding literary heroism. The characters are all flawed to a greater or lesser degree; even the most sympathetic have weaknesses. The human weaknesses Thackeray illustrates are mostly to do with greed, idleness, and snobbery, and the scheming, deceit and hypocrisy which mask them. Vanity Fair is sometimes considered the "principal founder" of the Victorian domestic novel. This case laminate collector's edition includes a Victorian inspired dust-jacket.

Author : Herman Melville
Publisher : Royal Classics
ISBN 13 : 9781774378502
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Moby Dick (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) written by Herman Melville and published by Royal Classics. This book was released on 2020-11-15 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sailor called Ishmael narrates the obsessive quest of Ahab, captain of the whaler Pequod, for revenge on Moby Dick, a white whale which on a previous voyage destroyed Ahab's ship and severed his leg at the knee. Although the novel was a commercial failure and out of print at the time of the author's death in 1891, its reputation as a Great American Novel grew during the 20th century. William Faulkner confessed he wished he had written it himself, and D. H. Lawrence called it "one of the strangest and most wonderful books in the world", and "the greatest book of the sea ever written." Moby Dick is considered as an outstanding work of Romanticism. The product of a year and a half of writing, the book draws on Melville's experience at sea, on his reading in whaling literature, and on literary inspirations such as Shakespeare and the Bible. The detailed and realistic descriptions of whale hunting and of extracting whale oil, as well as life aboard ship among a culturally diverse crew, are mixed with exploration of class and social status, good and evil, and the existence of God. In addition to narrative prose, Melville uses styles and literary devices ranging from songs, poetry and catalogs to Shakespearean stage directions, soliloquies and asides. This case laminate collector's edition includes a Victorian inspired dust-jacket.

Author : Aesop
Publisher : Royal Classics
ISBN 13 : 9781774760970
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Aesop's Fables (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) written by Aesop and published by Royal Classics. This book was released on 2021-01-19 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this collection of 300 fables, Aesop unravels the morals behind every action in human nature. Included are "The Shepherd-Boy and the Wolf," "The Tortoise and the Hare" and "The Dog and the Shadow."

Author : John Julius Norwich
Publisher : Viking
ISBN 13 : 9780241953051
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Short History of Byzantium written by John Julius Norwich and published by Viking. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Constantine the Great moved the seat of Roman power to Constantinople in AD 330 and for eleven brutal, bloody centuries, the Byzantine Empire became a beacon of grand magnificence and depraved decadence. In this book, the author provides the definitive introduction to the savage, scintillating world of Byzantium.

Author : Scott Reintgen
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1665903589
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Problem with Prophecies written by Scott Reintgen and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-05-16 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Twelve-year-old Celia Cleary's first vision launches a quest to change her neighbor Jeffrey Johnson's fate"--

Author : Gavin Ortlund
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830853251
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Retrieving Augustine's Doctrine of Creation written by Gavin Ortlund and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2020-07-14 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How might premodern exegesis of Genesis inform Christian debates about creation today? Imagine a table with three people in dialogue: a young-earth creationist, an old-earth creationist, and an evolutionary creationist. Into the room walks Augustine of Hippo, one of the most significant theologians in the history of the church. In what ways will his reading of Scripture and his doctrine of creation inform, deepen, and shape the conversation? Pastor and theologian Gavin Ortlund explores just such a scenario by retrieving Augustine's reading of Genesis 1-3 and considering how his premodern understanding of creation can help Christians today. Ortlund contends that while Augustine's hermeneutical approach and theological questions might differ from those of today, this church father's humility before Scripture and his theological conclusions can shed light on matters such as evolution, animal death, and the historical Adam and Eve. Have a seat. Join the conversation.

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Publisher : Applesauce Press
ISBN 13 : 1604338105
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Aesop's Fables written by and published by Applesauce Press. This book was released on 2018-09-25 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revive your childhood wonder and fascination with the most exquisitely illustrated edition of Aesop’s Fables to hit the market in years—featuring breathtaking original artwork by #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator Charles Santore! The most well known and well loved of Aesop’s Fables have been brought to life with NYT #1 bestselling illustrator Charles Santore’s beloved and breathtaking artwork. These classic and captivating tales help to illustrate basic moral issues through the amazing artwork and simple stories we all know and love.

Author : Charlotte Brontë
Publisher : Royal Classics
ISBN 13 : 9781774760741
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jane Eyre (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) written by Charlotte Brontë and published by Royal Classics. This book was released on 2020-12-29 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jane Eyre follows the emotions of its heroine and her love for Mr. Rochester. The focus is on the gradual unfolding of Jane's moral sensibility and all the events are coloured by a heightened intensity that was previously the domain of poetry.