Best of
19th-Century

1847

The Same Old Story


Ivan Goncharov - 1847
    Petersburg under the guidance and protection of his uncle, a government official. Such is the beginning of this "ordinary story". Alexander Aduyev, a "romantic three times over" (to quote Vissarion Belinsky) gradually sheds his idyllic notions and develops into a heartless and calculating climber.

The Vicomte de Bragelonne


Alexandre Dumas - 1847
    This new edition of the classic translation presents a key episode in the Musketeers saga, fully annotated and with an introduction by a leading Dumas scholar.

Thoughts on Family Worship


James Waddel Alexander - 1847
    Alexander focuses on the many benefits of daily worship as it strengthens minds and cultivates personal piety among both parents and children. The author further shows how family worship influences our churches and society, perpetuating sound doctrine and leaving a legacy for posterity. Alexander gives practical directions for conducting family worship, discussing in detail such things as the place of Scripture reading, prayer, and praise. He is aware, however, of the difficulties of maintaining family worship and answers several common objections to it. If you struggle to hold times of worship with your family, or even if you simply desire some encouragement in the practice, this book is sure to provide the words of counsel you need. Table of Contents: The Nature, Warrant, and History of Family Worship The Influence of Family Worship on Individual Piety The Influence of Family Worship on Parents The Influence of Family Worship on Children Family Worship as a Means of Intellectual Improvement The Influence of Family Worship on Domestic Harmony and Love The Influence of Family Worship on a Household in Affliction The Influence of Family Worship on Visitors, Guests, and Neighbors The Influence of Family Worship in Perpetuating Sound Doctrine The Influence of Family Worship on the Church The Influence of Family Worship on the Commonwealth The Influence of Family Worship on Posterity Practical Directions as the Mode of Conducting Family Worship The Reading of Scripture as a Part of Family Worship Psalmody as a Part of Family Worship The Householder Exhorted to the Duty of Family Worship Difficulties, Objections, and Conclusion

The Reformed Faith: Exposition of the Westminster Confession of Faith


Robert Shaw - 1847
    Many of its statements are short explanations of a profound doctrine that needs to be unpacked. The classic explanation of the confession provides a thorough theological grounding.This book is completely re-typeset for this 5th reprint by Christian Focus Publications.

Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie


Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1847
    Longfellow's epic poem about the expulsion of the Acadians has become mythologized and immortalized by Acadians in the Maritimes and Cajuns in Louisiana.

Three Years Wanderings In The Northern Provinces Of China, Including A Visit To The Tea, Silk, And Cotton Countries


Robert Fortune - 1847
    We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Faust: A Romance of the Secret Tribunals


George W.M. Reynolds - 1847